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19-11-2012, 11:06 PM | #1 | ||
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Star Quest I in the 27th Century
Recently I've been ploughing through cd.textfiles.com searching for something interesting and a title I didn't know caught my attention. The game, called Star Quest I in the 27th Century, boasted
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Having tried to run it once again, I figured out that the version of DOSBox I use (Taewoong's build v0.71) simply doesn't run it, but the game works fine in DOSBox v0.74. Star Quest is indeed quite an interesting game, and it's rather weird that it was so overlooked. The graphics are on par with what most games of the time (the shareware version 1.0 had been released in November 1995) have to show, and gameplay is very entertaining. There's no campaign mode (although there's a general premise of a galactic conflict with some hostile aliens), and the single scenario missions can be played through as many times as you like, on different difficulty levels. The catch here is that after each successful completion of a mission, the player is rewarded with ship upgrades, better weapons etc. to use in future playthroughs, allowing to play the game on higher difficulty. Also, more missions get unlocked as the player progresses through the game. The scenarios are also quite diverse: there's straightforward shooting action, tactical missions where you need to protect or destroy a key target (sometimes with wingman support), and even space racing events held against fellow pilots. The graphics engine allows for smooth transitions between open space, planetary atmospheres and planet surfaces, aiming for a more realistic space flight action. Another noteworthy feature of Star Quest I is that it is designed to be user-friendly. The game is highly customizable (you can tweak almost everything, from controls and optional invincibility to the colour of the cockpit), and a sensitive scale of difficulty levels (with a total of 10 skill settings available) provides a very smooth learning curve. There's also an exploration mode where you just fly around the level and familiarize with it, without any real opponents or objectives. Further Googling revealed that the company that developed Star Quest I, Virtual Adventures Inc., is still around, has its own website and still sells the full game. What's more, they're working on a sequel, although details are rather sketchy. You can get the shareware version from their site, but of course it's also found on cd.textfiles.com: Download Star Quest I shareware v1.0 Download Star Quest I shareware v1.01 Here are some screenshots, taken from the official site:
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