   ATARI 2600 ODYSSEY 2 INTELLIVISION COLECOVISION COMPUTERS |
 RELEASED: Prototype PROGRAM: Rick Levine FORMAT: Cartridge SPEECH: Yes  |
Although Wing War for the
Texas Instruments TI-99/4A computer was
slated for a release in December of 1983, for some unknown reason, the
game was never made available in retail form. It wasn't until the
internet became popular that the prototype rom surfaced and began
making its rounds around the various rom sites. The game is a nearly
complete version and looks and plays a lot like the Colecovision
version of the game. Much like a few other Imagic TI-99/4A
releases, Wing War also features some really cool digitized speech
throughout the game. It's nothing fancy, just a few phrases like "Alas,
our glory is now a memory" and "There are no more eggs left in the
nest." While it might not seem too impressive by today's high gaming
standards, this speech was fairly impressive back in the early 80's,
and was a very nice touch for the handful of TI-99/4A game titles that
actually made
use of the technology. In Wing War, you take on the role of a dragon whose task is to locate the three elemental orbs that are hidden throughout the various caverns and return them to your nest. You can flap your wings in order to fly around and you can even breath fire to defeat enemies and bust through certain walls. When you locate an orb, you merely pick it up and begin flying back to your lair. Unfortuantely, if you touch any walls or enemies, you're dragon will drop the orb and you'll then be forced to chase it down. This game play idea might sound interesting, but it quickly becomes more of a lesson in futility than any type of real gaming enjoyment, and can be extremely frustrating trying to hold onto the orbs long enough to make it back to your lair. The visuals are very solid and the speech adds a very nice touch to what is an otherwise repetitive and pointless gaming experience. Imagic didn't create many stinkers, but this one ends up being basically a very good idea that somehow went terribly wrong. Maybe it's better that this one was never officially released after all. |
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