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If you like more than just hack & slash games, its great.
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User
It was a challenging, entertaining, and well done game.
Installed and Played Flawlessly.
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User
I don't know what the other reviewers are talking about when they say that Dark Side of the Moon is buggy or won't play. The game is made for windows 95/98 166 mhz and that's what it plays on. It installed and played without one problem on my windows 98 pentium 3. The game is a great storyline inventory based adventure game. You can save anywhere. The locations are tough and if you forgot an item you can die and are forced to find your way back to a given location to find the object you need and the challenge is well rewarded in the end. Yes the disc swaping is a pain but well worth it for such a fantastic game. Enjoy it, just run it on your old 95 or 98 machine and make sure your system has the speed. Thank You.
no tech support
1
Rating: 1,
Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User
locks up and freezes throughout the game suggest using 6 disks as coasters for drink,s
Relax and take a trip
3
Rating: 3,
Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User
I would have given this game 4 stars if I didn't have to switch cd's so much and also if the screen was full. You are given a small window so that you can click your inventory on the side and your pda which holds documents you have saved throughout the game. The space could have been utilized better so that the user could have a larger game screen. If you are a sci-fi or science fan, you will like this game. It's very interactive, but be aware some clickable spots are only clickable by items from your inventory. I like the plot, it's very personable, as the player you feel a link to your late uncle. There is also a little bit of fun flirting going on. The pace is pretty mellow, not too much high stress. Difficulty level is low.
Doesn't work on XP!
3
Rating: 3,
Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User
Lots of bugs, can't get past the first screen! The notes say if your cd-rom is too fast it can cause problems (no kidding!), but the fix doesn't work.
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
1
Rating: 1,
Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User
that's right DSOM won't work on your computer
I tried both the DVD version and the normal one on my PIII, nothing at all.
I even bought an old portable PC just to play this game and Ripper (another faulty game) and it won't work either!!!
I also installed W98 besides XP and it won't work!!
I guess you need a particular combination of processor/graphics to play, in sum don't waste your money like I did!
An adventure buff
Dark Side
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User
This game is way better than I expected. You play from 6 discs, so if you don't like to change discs, don't get it. The graphics and audio and videos are fantastic. Everything you work with is viewed on one screen. Extremely user friendly. Great scenery and colors. Just started this, but really like it already.
great game- BEWARE- no support!!!
3
Rating: 3,
Useful: 4 / 4
Date: January 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User
OK, it's a great idea, and for those people who prefer interacting with characters over jsut shooting them, you'll probably enjoy the game. It's probably best if you're on an older Pentium running Win95 or 98.
Unfortunately, jsut as I got into the game- it hung! I'm running Windows Me which shouldn't be a problem.
Southpeak no longer supports the game, and there don't seem to be any patches available on the web, so I'm so stuck.
If you want to take the risk, you'll probably enjoy the game.
You'll be disappointed
1
Rating: 1,
Useful: 5 / 6
Date: November 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User
Save your money. Don't buy this game. I was not able to get the dialogue conversation to work (heard the conversation but could not answer people because the words wouldn't appear to click on). I couldn't save the game because the tab to click on wouldn't work so I had to shut my computer down (the control,shift,delete wouldn't do it either). I called tech support and they said the game was discontinued by Southpeak and they could not help me. I called Southpeak and they apologized, but they said it's been discontinued for years and there was nothing they could do for me. They claim my computer is too fast for the game to work since the game is so old. Isn't that wonderful!!! So, please don't bother getting this game even though it's so cheap -- that's why it's so cheap.
Interesting, but no support!
3
Rating: 3,
Useful: 7 / 7
Date: April 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User
I enjoyed this game thoroughly -- until I got to a serious bug about a third of the way through, when I suddenly discovered that SouthPeak is no longer supporting this game. No patches, no saved games, and no help whatsoever. Extremely frustrating, since I had played just enough to get really hooked, and then whammo! Cut off.
So if you buy it, be aware that you're on your own if you have a problem.
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