JAGUAR: Tempest 2000
From: Atari SIG (xx004@cleveland.Freenet.Edu)
Date: 03/21/94-03:28:01 PM Z
From: xx004@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Atari SIG)
Subject: JAGUAR: Tempest 2000
Date: Mon Mar 21 15:28:01 1994
From: DGLOW@DEPAUW.EDU Fri Mar 11 06:22:42 1994
TEMPEST 2000 *ROCKS!!!*
The graphic effects are simply amazing. Have you ever seen one of Future
Crew's award-winning demos running on a fast 486? T2K feels like it was
written by them. For the first time it really seems like the Jag's
power is being utilized. Everything is _so_ smooth and _so_ fast I'm not sure
I can believe it - but then, this is what we all expected from 64 bits, right?
A couple highlights:
(for the Tempest 2000 version - but many apply to the other games)
* _Very_ nicely shaded webs - some have ultra-smooth color-cycling
* Three selections for the "camera": arcade mode (stationary web),
default mode (web moves, camera follows you), and zoom mode (slight-
ly closer up version of the previous one)
* SO MUCH STUFF ON THE SCREEN!!! Sometimes it gets rather confusing.
You've got the web, all the creatures on it, power-ups you try to
collect, zooming/scaling/rotating/morphing text everywhere, a wicked
moving starfield background, and more.
* An _excellent_ soundtrack! This is tecno-rave at it's best. By far
best music I've ever heard on a home system - and far above most of
stuff at the arcade, too! BTW, I don't know what the deal is with
that CD of extra music rumor, but I didn't recieve anything extra
from Atari. But most importantly, _great_ sound: clean instruments,
and very cool samples.
* Lots of little extras, like all sorts of "vector balls" and the
incredibly cool Melt-O-Vision (TM) transitions between screens -
stuff you've just gotta see to appreciate.
As of now, this is _the_ game for the Jag (IMHO). It blows away everything
we've seen thus far in the area of high speed, addicting action - of course, we
haven't really seen all that much in this area at all. Even so, I really think
T2K will be a "rock" in the Jag's game library - future games may look snazzier,
but the action of Tempest is unique.
I almost feel guilty being one of only 10 people who have this game - I hope
Atari gets it out to everyone else REALLY SOON!
- Dave Glowacki
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_/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ / David J. Glowacki /
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_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ / DePauw University /
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