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Rating:  -
One would think, with such a low price, Dark Side of the Moon would be an excellent find for gamers on a budget. After all, 6 CDs, a great storyline, and a slick 360 degree interface - where could it go wrong?
6 years ago, it couldn't - and was at the top of many a gamer's must play list. Fast forward to the present - is it still as good a game as it was then? Yes and no. Yes, the story is still topnotch, and the game is still fun to play -- if you can get it to work. Therein lies the problem :(. Note the key word is "if". Dark Side of the Moon was designed to work on a low speed pentium (133 mhz at most) and a 4x CD-ROM; both of which are obsolete by today's ever changing standards. That said, Southpeak (publisher of DSOM) has never addressed this issue - nearly any pc that was built after 1995 won't be able to play it, due to an error in the game's programming. The fact is, if you are trying to play DSOM on any system faster than the game's requirements, 9 out of 10 times, the menu, dialog boxes, and save game option will not work correctly. The menu and save options are no big deal... But being unable to see the dialog boxes more or less destroys any chance of playing the game, as they are used to navigate the interactive movie parts, and DSOM is very much an interactive movie.
However -- should you happen to have a dinosaur of a pc (i.e. 486 w/ 16 mb of RAM), DSOM runs great. So... If you have a really old computer and like a well produced and fun to play interactive movie, by all means - buy it (and add an extra star to my review score for the great story). Everyone else - avoid DSOM like the plague (and subtract an extra star from my review score)unless you happen to like spending your hard earned money on a new set of 6 coasters.
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OK, it's a great idea, and for those people who prefer interacting with characters over jsut shooting them, you'll probably enjoy the game. It's probably best if you're on an older Pentium running Win95 or 98.
Unfortunately, jsut as I got into the game- it hung! I'm running Windows Me which shouldn't be a problem.
Southpeak no longer supports the game, and there don't seem to be any patches available on the web, so I'm so stuck.
If you want to take the risk, you'll probably enjoy the game.
Rating:  -
Save your money. Don't buy this game. I was not able to get the dialogue conversation to work (heard the conversation but could not answer people because the words wouldn't appear to click on). I couldn't save the game because the tab to click on wouldn't work so I had to shut my computer down (the control,shift,delete wouldn't do it either). I called tech support and they said the game was discontinued by Southpeak and they could not help me. I called Southpeak and they apologized, but they said it's been discontinued for years and there was nothing they could do for me. They claim my computer is too fast for the game to work since the game is so old. Isn't that wonderful!!! So, please don't bother getting this game even though it's so cheap -- that's why it's so cheap.
Rating: -
I enjoyed this game thoroughly -- until I got to a serious bug about a third of the way through, when I suddenly discovered that SouthPeak is no longer supporting this game. No patches, no saved games, and no help whatsoever. Extremely frustrating, since I had played just enough to get really hooked, and then whammo! Cut off.
So if you buy it, be aware that you're on your own if you have a problem.
Rating: -
locks up and freezes throughout the game suggest using 6 disks as coasters for drink,s
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