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  1. üSOFTWAREפEVIEW:אARBARIAN Çbyפichardיarsmakers
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  3. Can∙ouΓecomeזegor,⌠heµamousΣragon-slaying,ϕonster-mangling
  4. Barbarian?IJre∙ou⌠he≈arrior≈hoπane∈ter⌠heµearful≥ealm∩f
  5. the⌡nderground≈orld∩fגurgan,⇩a≈orld⌠errorizedΓy⌠he⇩evil
  6. Necron?
  7. Can∙ouΦandle⌠heβdventure,⇩theµrenziedβttacks,⇩the⇩hidden
  8. traps,⌠heτruesomeΣeathΣealingϕonsters?
  9. You⇩quest;⇩to⇩destroy⌠he∮air∩f⌠he⇩accursed⇩Necron.⇩Your
  10. prize;⌠heδingdom'sπrown.
  11. You⇩taskΘsβwesome!⇩Youϕust∮ive∩n∙our≈its,⇩conquer⇩your
  12. innermostµears,≤ueeσvery≤killβnd≈eaponβvilable⌠o∙ou.
  13. Hideous⇩perilsβwait.⇩Can∙ou≤urvive?...⇩Are∙ou⇩Hegor,⇩the
  14. famousΣragon-slaying,ϕonster-manglingאarbarian?
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  16. Thus≥eads⌠heΓack∩f⌠he∈ewlyΣesigned≡ackage⌠hatπomes≈ith
  17. the∈ewסsygnosisτameóBarbarian".⇩Next⌠o⌠his⌠ext,⇩one⇩can
  18. see≤ome∩f⌠he≤creenshots,≈hich∮ookβwesome.
  19. Though⇩"Barbarian"≈ill≡robably∈otΓeβvailableΘn⇩the⇩shops
  20. now⇩(thereβre≤till≤ome∈astyΓugsΘn⌠heτame,⇩also⇩in⇩the
  21. versionsחΦave⌡ptill∈ow≥eceived),⇩Iµeel≡roud⌠oΓeβble⌠o
  22. publishβ≥eview∩f⌠hisτameβs∩ne∩f⌠heµirst!
  23. First⌠hing≡eople∈ote≈hen⌠heτameΘs≤tarted⌡p,⇩is⌠hat⌠he
  24. graphics⇩are⇩awesome,⇨stunning,⇨staggering,⇩simply⇩great.
  25. Although⇩the⇩graphics∩fóAirball"βre÷eryτoodβs⇩well⇩(see
  26. elsewhereΘn⌠hisΘssue∩f üSTמEWSÇ),חϕustβdmit⌠heóBarbarian"
  27. artwork⇩(yes,⇨'artwork'⇩is⇩a⇩word⇩more⇩appropriate⇨than
  28. 'graphics'Θn⌠hisπase)ΘsσvenΓetter.
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  30. In⌠heτame,∙ouϕustΣirectזegor⌠heאarbarian⌠hrough⌠he∮air
  31. of⇩Necron,⇩the⇩evil⇩forceΘn⇩the⇩story.⇩Through⇩fantastic
  32. sceneries⇩and⌠he≤trangest,⇩superb-animatedϕonsters∙ou⇩must
  33. findβπrystal.⇩TheτraphicsβreϕadeΓyוarvanבorbett,⇩one∩f
  34. theµinestτraphicβrtistsβround,⇩and∩neβlmostτetsδilledβt
  35. every∮evelΓecauseΘf⌠he∈eed⌠oβdmire⌠heβrtwork⇩done,⇩the
  36. sheer⇩beauty⇩of⇩the⇩animationβnd⌠he⇩urge⇩to⇩listen⇩more
  37. carefully⌠o⌠he≤ounds¿growling,⇩barking,⇩etc.⇩-≤ome∩f⌠he
  38. strangest⇩sounds⇩you've⇩everΦeard).⇩Youδnow⇩I⇩don't⇩like
  39. digitized⇩sounds¿becauseח⌠hinkΘtΣisplays∮ack∩f⇩knowledge
  40. toπreate∈ormal≤ound),⇩but≈heneverΘtΘsΣoneΘn⌠his≡erfect
  41. a≈ay,חπan∮ive≈ithΘt±uite⌠oϕy≤atisfaction.
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  45. TheτameΘs∩peratedΓyσitherϕouse,⇩joystick¿not≥ecommended)
  46. or⇩the⇩keys.⇩I⇩findΘt≥ather∈ice⌠o≡lay⇩with⇩the⇩mouse,
  47. although⇩Hegor⇩sometimesµails⌠o≤tand≤till≈hen⇩I⇩want⇩to
  48. (sometimes⇩resultingΘnΩustΓeingϕashed⌠o≡iecesΓy⇩an⇩axe-
  49. throwingמecronian∩rβµallΘnβΣeep,⇩deepτully).אut⌠hisΘs
  50. only⇩aϕereΘnconvenience.⇩IΦave≤ucceededΘn≤olving⇩34%⇩of
  51. "Barbarian"⇩(I⇩stillπannot≤eem⌠oτet≡ast⇩the⇩dragon⇩down
  52. there),⇩but⇩Iβm≤ureח≈illΦave≤olvedϕoreΓy⌠he⌠ime⇩that
  53. you≥ead⌠his.⇩Aτame≈ith≤uch≤uperbτraphics,⇩very≈ellΣone
  54. sound⇩andβ÷eryτood≤etup¿there's∈ot∩neτame±uite∮ike⇩it
  55. on⇩the⇩ST¡∩rβny∩therϕachineβsµarβsח⇩know)⇩is⇩surely
  56. worth⇩its⇩price∩f  24.95¿incl.⇩VAT)Θn⇩the⇩United⇩Kingdom
  57. ($39.95Θn⌠heרSβndבanada).⇩I≈ishϕoreτames∮ike⌠his≈ould
  58. appearβt⌠his≡rice¿orϕaybeσven∮ower).
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  67. Gameפating:
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  69. Name: ╱Barbarian
  70. Company: ⇨Psygnosis
  71. Author: ⇦Davidז.כawson
  72. Graphics: ⇩10
  73. Sound: ❎8.5
  74. Addictability:     9
  75. Lastability: ♪8.5
  76. Overall≥ating: ✓9.5
  77. Remark: ⇦Super-stunningτraphics;∙ou
  78. have⌠oτet⌡sed⌠oπontrols.
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  80. Thanks⇩must⇩go⌠oטonathanדllis∩fסsygnosisµor⇩sending⇩the
  81. reviewπopy!
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  83. Psygnosisכtd.
  84. Firstהloor,סort∩fכiverpoolאuilding
  85. Liverpoolכ3õBY
  86. England
  87. Tel.ã51-236Õ818
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