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Innovative for it's time, but EXTREMELY HARD

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

"YOU CAN NOT WIN!"

These thunderous words are from the evil Borf after you've made a wrong move and became a meal for a gicantic space monster. As a space hero trying to outmaneuver every deadly obstacle imaginable in the galaxy, you will be hearing Borf put you down you a lot, especially if you are new to these types of games.

Space Ace was Don Bluth's comeback after the massive success of Dragon's Lair in 1983. It had not fared well as expected and for good reason. The game is EXTREMELY hard. In this 'remastered' authentic version for the PC, the lightning quick reflexes if not good memorization skills are still as demanding as the original coin-op.

There are some notable improvements over Dragon's Lair. You have the option to choose different paths which lead to mirrored sequences in the game. You also have the option to energize into Dexter's alter ego: Ace which makes the sequences more thrilling and challenging. Space Ace is also faster paced and a more arcade element exists throughout.

However, there are some scenes in the game where lightning reflexes will not save you the first time around and thus, a lot of replaying and trial and error will be needed get you through to the next level. A good example of this is the space junkyard sequence. Dexter is hopping around a series of platforms and he is quick to lose his balance and fall to his death without any warning. There just simply isn't any time to react unless you hit the right movement way ahead of time. There are even some scenes were the guiding pulsating lights used in guiding you through the game are either misleading (at one point, Dexter was supposed to duck out of the way, but his weapon flashed and he was supposed to move right!) or absent altogether.

If you are a fool for quick reflex games that require persistent, maniacal puzzle solving, movement memorization skills and don't mind replaying sequences over and over again, this game is for you. Otherwise, it's best to get this game and watch the dazzling Disney quality animation. There is some compression artifacts in the video quality and it definitely could have been better as only a little over half the CD capacity was used. The people at Digital Leisure definitely could have spent a little more time improving Space Ace in both the gameplay and video quality department. Otherwise, this authentic version is a considerable improvement over previous versions. The game can now be played in full screen and the stereo sound is crisp and clear.

Again, expect a lot of repetition and frustration stemming from determination to get through Space Ace. I found myself spending long periods of time over the final scene to defeat the evil Borf. I guess his devilish taunts were enough to keep me going after getting constantly blasted into oblivion. I really wanted to shut him up!

Not as advertised

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The item that was described when I bought it was a PC-DVD game. The one that was received was a PC-CD, so image quality is therefore not near as good as what it could be.

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