| Review: | A dead-on satire of BBS culture, with a small built-in BBS simulation.
You're a computer programmer (and plumber), and must get your code working
by morning, a task that turns out to involve playing games in virtual reality
in order to track down the source of a sinister virus. In the meantime, there are
message boards and conferences to explore, a surprising proportion of which
turn out to be relevant to the game. Numerous time-sensitive puzzles,
internal speaker sound effects, and an endgame that quizzes you on a few
details of the game - you will definitely not win this game on one pass.
Save frequently and use the built-in hint system.
Rating: ****
Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (30 Jun 2000)
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