In these countries, innocent travelers get caught in the web of international espionage. This is the setting for Border Zone.
Border Zone consists of three chapters. In each chapter, you play a different character an American businessman, a Western spy, and an Eastern spy involved in unique puzzles and goals. The chapters take place at different times and at different locations; as a player, you will get the most satisfaction if you play the chapters in order.
Border Zone has a built-in clock which drives the story forward. Unlike other Infocom stories, the clock in Border Zone continues to tick even while you stop to think. So if you find yourself in a dangerous situation, you can't just sit back and relax. Whether you type in a command or not, characters will move around, events will happen, and the story will proceed.
Besides the common third person views, there is also a 1st person view which can prove to be very interesting, especially with the volumetric shadows. Just imagine what it is like to dive towards the earth catching glimpse of your realistic shadow on the snow getting closer. And the last but not the least: the music and sound effects. What could one listen to while sliding down a mountain? We all know what to expect Housemarque has put 8 songs befitting description on the CD.
In fact, half of the songs are guitar music with a lot of riffs, while the rest is techno and techno-guitar music. It is basically a good musical background to the game except for the second part ; and it is a pity it has not even been signed.
I did not manage to find anything about the performers even after searching through the official site. The rest of audio samples vary from the excellent sounds of moving on snow or ice particularly effective when played from the 1st person perspective to utterly dull sentences Who would think that it is that difficult to record two or even three vocal announcements? Still, with all its flaws, Supreme Snowboarding is currently in the leading position of this insufficiently represented genre.
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There are altogether nine tracks in three different environments: Alpine: pure rock'n'snow, caverns and abysses. My favorite. Forest: A chase through the woods and narrow canyons. Aside from some control issues see below , it's a worthy rival to last year's XGames Pro Boarder see my review in every way.
If you've ever played a snowboarding game before, or even tuned into ten minutes of ESPN 2 's XGames coverage by mistake, you'll have a pretty good idea of what Boarder Zone is all about.
Namely, speed and stunts. Depending on the mode you're playing, you'll want to either be first to the bottom of the mountain or the one who impresses the invisible judges most with an array of acrobatic maneuvers. The game features five basic options for boarding wannabes to get their fix. Races are simple all-out runs to the finish, and Time Attacks are practice runs of a sort that allow the boarder to experiment with different paths down the mountainside.
Pipe and Big Air are all about stunts. The former lets you pull off dozens of neat tricks in a half-pipe, while the latter makes you focus all your energies on one big jump in front of a crowd. Both are a real blast, though nothing beats the pipe for sheer fun and intensity. Top 5 lets you race against the best five results in Time Attack. Championship sets up a career circuit where you progress to the top of three snowboarding clubs.
Finish in the top three of the twelve competitors in your present club and you'll be promoted to a better one with superior equipment. Think of this mode as a cross between the seasonal and tournament play offered in most traditional sports titles. Success here also unlocks tracks for Arcade play. Six different riders are on hand to be guided through these events under your name.
They're the standard "skate or go home" archetypes. Craig Tyron is too cool to be a pro rider, while Karl Ung is a former surfer, and Ulrika Reqvist was a rebel sleeping in bus stations until she heard the call of Rossignol.
Oh, and one of them is a little kid named Mike Koontz. Choose him and you'll hear the announcer carefully pronounce his name every six seconds or so. Get it? Guess the French have a thing for Porky's as well as old Jerry Lewis flicks. A total of ten boards are eventually some are locked out at the beginning available for your riding pleasure. Each is rated according to speed, turning, and flexibility, though I didn't notice much of a difference between them while playing.
All seemed a little stiff to me. There are nine tracks to conquer in the game. Presentation values are very high. Boarder Zone supports resolutions as high as x in 32 bit color, making for some rather dynamic runs. Events can take place at all times of the day, under clear skies or in snowy conditions.
Colored lighting thrown by flares set out to illuminate the courses adds another dramatic element to the proceedings. The only downside is a clipping problem that sinks boarders up to their knees in snow on occasions. Sound effects are only average. Relatively high quality is marred by irritating, adolescent-friendly crap rock though maybe I'm just getting old and a color commentator who sounds like Chuck Woolery on mescaline.
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