Review by: Shawn Quigley
Published: April 29, 1997

If you can remember ever being mesmerized by those giant contraptions in the mall that consisted of marbles rolling around different paths, clicking and clanking along the way, then you will love what Maxis has created in their latest puzzle game, Marble Drop. The object of the game is simple. You need to get the right colored marbles lined up in holding bins at the bottom of the puzzle by dropping marbles down the right chutes. If a marble rolls onto a slot that it does not match, it is destroyed. You only have a certain number of marbles to play with, so wasting them is not a good option.

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Review by: Shawn Quigley
Published: April 16, 1997

Put your leather gloves on, lace up your leather boots, throw on that leather jacket, and prepare yourself for one hell of a ride in Electronic Arts’ Road Rash. This game puts you on top of your motorcycle and challenges you to stay on it while traveling through cities and other surroundings. This is the most aggressive motorcycle game ever to hit the PC.

After installing the game, you are brought into another world of gameplay. The graphics and menu screens are all classic representations of what the menu is. Once the game is loaded, you have the option to either enter right into the Thrash Mode of play, which is modeled after the arcade, or you can take on a personality and enter the Big Game Mode. ( read more… )

Review by: Shawn Quigley
Published: April 15, 1997

From as far back as you can see, you probably can remember the first time you played the original Test Drive racing simulation from Accolade. This time around the corner, Accolade puts you behind the wheel of high performance off-road vehicles, including the Hummer, Land Rover Defender 90, Jeep Wrangler, and the Chevrolet K-1500 Z71 (there are also 6 bonus vehicles: Monster Truck, Dune Buggy, Stock Car, Hot Rod, Mini Cooper, and the Off-road Beetle). What makes Test Drive: Off-Road so different is the ability to drive almost anywhere within each track, essentially giving you the freedom to drive off and explore areas “off-road.” ( read more… )

Review by: Shawn Quigley
Published: April 9, 1997

With all the hype over golf in recent years, there is really only one true icon of the game, Jack Nicklaus. For the first time, golfers will get their opportunity to tee off with the man who has won 20 majors and some 85 tournaments around the world. Accolade’s Jack Nicklaus 4 opens the door to that opportunity in what many consider to be Links LS’s only competition. ( read more… )

Review by: Shawn Quigley
Published: March 26, 1997

“We’re going to the BIG one BABY. ” The month is March. To college basketball fans that means “March Madness,” when 64 teams get to fight for the national championship. To this day there have not been any good college basketball games that have been worthy of being the king of basketball simulations. The new Mindscape Sports Advantage label is hoping to change that with their recent release of NCAA Final Four 97. ( read more… )

Review by: Shawn Quigley
Published: February 26, 1997

Imagine this: Not being able to ever see a ray of sunlight again! Not being able ever to walk on land!

Welcome to the world of “Aqua,” the world under the seas, the world of Archimedean Dynasty.

The year is 2661, all living organisms are now living underwater. In the beginning of the 21st century, mankind self-destructed and nuclear wars destroyed the surface of the earth. Mankind was forced into the depths of the oceans to begin a new life, a new home. ( read more… )

Review by: Shawn Quigley
Published: January 12, 1997

Leave it to the makers of the best fishing simulation software to venture from the familiar lakes and head down the rivers. Sierra has released Trophy Rivers Fly Fishing to satisfy just about everyone’s craving for fishing. Trophy Rivers brings the player down the river by canoe and boat, and also adds the ability to throw on those waders and take to the water by foot. ( read more… )

Review by: Shawn Quigley
Published: January 2, 1997

With the basketball simulation market being dominated by one real game, NBA Live, it is refreshing to see someone else come out with a promising title. Sega has brought their basketball title, NBA Action 98 to the PC platform to go head to head with EA Sports. There are some elements that are built into the game that could prove to bring this title into the limelight. ( read more… )