FULL TALKIE CD
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Following the success of the
Lure of the Temptress engine - 'virtual theatre', Beneath a Steel Sky
has adopted this too, an extremely simple and easy to use engine that
uses the entire screen for the game view instead of a toolbar of such along
the edge. The best part of this game is the *awesome* atmosphere, especially
later on in the game, it'll even gave you a scare or two when playing late
at night, combine that with the music and that possible makes it the best
adventure you'll ever play.
THE STORY...
Beneath a Steel Sky is a truly excellent sci-fi,
cyberpunk thriller adventure set in a bleak post apocolyptic future. The
game evolves around a place called Union City and focuses mainly on a computer
system called LINC, which has taken over its creators minds and learnt from
them human emotions such as greed and power.
In the game you take on the role of Robert who
was a young boy in Union City when his father was working on the LINC project,
Robert and his mother then travelled away from Union City to another city
called Hobart, but along the way the helicopter they were in crashed, Robert's
mother died but fortunately, Robert survived and was adopted by the inhabitants
of the gap, they gave him a last name, Foster (which was from a Foster Beer
can) and Robert then lived his life there, even finding a little robot friend
called Joey. Years after, the chief of the native people then predicted that
an evil from a city would erupt soon and that the evil wants Robert Foster,
a Union City security helicopter then arrives and an officer called Reich
demands to know where Robert is, the security forces then find and take Robert
away to Union City.
As soon as the helicopter arrives at Union City,
the guidance system malfunctions and the helicopter crashes, with Robert
running away. The game then starts from this point. I could go on for a lot
longer about the story, but most of it is told throughout the game and some
of the manual has a bit of information. But of course, it would also ruin
the fun to tell you everything. Also, what I have not mentioned above, is
that the game is based on the artwork of Dave
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