Path: ...!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-4.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.earthlink.com!news.earthlink.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 05:35:13 +0000 From: ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) Subject: Re: FREE GAME: Return of the Phantom Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adve,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.advent,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure References: User-Agent: tin/2.6.2-20221225 ("Pittyvaich") (Linux/6.10.7-100.fc39.x86_64 (x86_64)) Message-ID: <9IScnaqiQewM9bn6nZ2dnZfqnPednZ2d@earthlink.com> Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 05:35:13 +0000 Lines: 36 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 47.180.143.226 X-Trace: sv3-3e2gYsH5gCTxjRUJTo+7MOPpAIMoQtPsqlxWtDwsw8lTnInh5G/PglvkQTcqh/cT+Mjs25IQxiAU8d4!BBzxFN3qEiJJ0+kJcuN4K1qAu77tuoa42o3SmA2YQbJC+W7hxEB/5D1b2ss5hpDHIFQj0jm5HH80!PuoNFDI6Do/LYSXc5wiFl0WgnWbXrwbH X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Bytes: 2849 Mike S. wrote: > On Thu, 31 Oct 2024 10:15:01 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson > wrote: > >* Return of the Phantom > >https://www.gog.com/en/game/return_of_the_phantom > > A somewhat hum-drum classic point-n-click adventure > > game from Microprose first released in 1993. Based on > > the "Phantom of the Opera", it has you face off against > > the eponymous villain. For its time, the visuals were > > quite nice but... well, Microprose adventure games were > > never quite up to the level of Sierra or LucasArts. The > > puzzles aren't that satisfying and the writing is mediocre. > > It's not a bad game, but rarely rises above average. > > Honestly, it's mostly a game for classic adventure game > > aficionados; if you're not into the genre already, it's > > unlikely this one will excite you. > > > > > >This freebies is only available for three days. Click now or forever > >hold your peace. ;-) > I own this one. Box, manual and all. Last time I played it was when it > was released and so I barely remember it now. I think I played this too, but it was boring because of its adventure genre ((crosspost/CC)ed). Andrew Webber's Phantom of the Opera was cool though. :D -- "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." --1 Corinthians 10:31. Doyers finally won b4 Halloween & da 4th annual stool test! Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly. /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://aqfl.net & http://antfarm.home.dhs.org. / /\ /\ \ Please nuke ANT if replying by e-mail. | |o o| | \ _ / ( )