Name of game:

Redguard

Version:

demo

Company:

Bethesda

Date reviewed:

20 May 1999

Date updated:

N/A

Playability:

72% (43/60)

Fun:

15/20

Fun to follow the story, combat is cool also

Beginner:

8/10

The demo is fairly easy

Presentation:

7/10

Good introduction to the gameplay, could also show inside buildings

Average play time:

4/5

The game is interesting and draws you into the story

Pace:

9/15

At times the game slows considerable even in lower resolutions

Comments:

Overall I enjoyed playing the demo

Graphics:

78% (31/40)

3dfx:

1/0

The graphics are ok, the polygons could be improved

Resolution:

8/8

The resolutions are anything from 640X480 to 1600X1200

Speed:

7/10

Sometimes the game slows down for a while

Colors:

3/5

Average

Details:

5/7

There are lots of details and they look reasonably good

Interface:

7/10

The interface is ok, the camera angles are sometimes less than ideal

Comments:

The main character could be improved graphically, otherwise rather nice.

Options:

77% (23/30)

Save:

3/3

Games can be quickly saved

Load:

4/7

Load times are somewhat long

Play options:

9/10

Lots of play options, good attention to details

Features:

6/10

Features in the demo are rather limited although there is a lot of dialogue

Details

1/0

Lots of detail, especially the background

Comments:

Looking at all the options you can use your hardware to the max

Sound:

63% (19/30)

Voice:

6/7

Very good voice acting

Ambient:

5/8

Better than average

Music:

0/5

None

Effects:

8/10

Good sound

Comments:

Longevity:

77% (23/30)

Now:

8/10

Interesting story

Later:

15/20

Swordplay will make me come back and play the game again

Long time:

0/0

N/A

Comments:

Overall:

70% (7/10)

Highs:

8/10

Sword fight, action, adventure. Good graphics

Lows:

-1/5

Plain looking polygons, annoying camera angles at times.

Others:

0/0

Comments:

Nice game, I might buy it

Score:

73% (146/200) Grade: B

Overall

Comments:

This game looks and plays like a great action adventure game but it has a few things that need to be improved, particularly the speed of the graphics engine and the sometimes weird camera angles. Overall, a solid title that might be worth checking out.