P471 Teletext 471 Mar 2 22:04:18 S EXIT, PURSUED BY THE BEAR —— Recent weeks have brought us the launch of not one but two so-called interactive movies. I talk of the monster PC sequel Wing Commander IV, and a spooky twin 3DO/PC offering Psychic Detective.'7÷//?/mvo So, is it a case of Scene 1:'o|ppx÷* See 'em all? Ho ho ho ho. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Round up 472 The Hot Topic 474 SOLVE THE PICTURE PUZZLE! p350 ITV Reviews Index Comp-o-Tips BambjtP471 Teletext 471 Mar 2 22:30:20 S INTERBCTJVE MOVIES ———————————————————— Not since the Executive Toy has any form of entertainment failed to ward off boredom quite as spectacularly as the Interactive Movie. Wbtch those chrome balls fly back and forth: click-click, click-click... SKip that dull in-game footage: mouse- click, mouse-click. Read those previews of the next big- budget Siliwood production: lick-lick, lick-lick. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— Grooves is music 620 Club 938 440 LEARN HOW TO REPAIR DAMAGE p460 Reviews Index Comp-o-Tips BambjtP471 Teletext 471 Mar 2 22:48:02 S SCENE 1: SEEN 'EM ALL? ———————————————— So far, most self-styled interactive movies have sold under false colours... They'ri either games that use video footage to supplement computer graphics, like Phantasmagoria (Look, Wbit, Get, Wait, Use, Wait, Nod Off). Or they're movies which require you to watch the same bits again and again until pressing a button at the right time gets you a little further. Like a trained chimp. Night Trap? ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Hot Toppings 474 Turner 496 BAMBER: I JUST LOVE THIS STUFF! p458 Reviews Index Comp-o-Tips BambjtP471 Teletext 471 Mar 2 22:56:34 S SCENE 1: SEEN 'EM ALL? ———————————————— In fact, the tag "interactive movie" has been applied to games of almost every genre - usually when a six figure sum has been spent on video scenes instead of developing gamjplay. So, no, interactive movies aren't all alike. Except in their shared failure to resemble anything like real movies. Until now, that is: it's a complaint you can't level at Psychic Detective which lets you view the action (movie) or influence the plot (interactive). ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Hotten 474 Stupid Tommy 472 WEN PLAYSTATION ACTUA SOCCER p475 Reviews Index Comp-o-Tips BambjrP471 Teletext 471 Mar 2 22:44:46 S SCENE 1: SEEN 'EM ALL? ———————————————— Yes, Psychic Detective is the first CD which properly deserves to be dubbed an "interactive movie". Hookah! But don't start inflating balloons and constructing paper chains just yet, there is a catch... Although it looks like a movie, walks like a movie and quacks like a movie, it only lasts as long as a movie and it comes in at the price of a game. Pass the popcorn - I'm depressed now. ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Grooves is music 620 Club 938 440 SEE: WEN PS VIRTUA SOCCER p475 Reviews Index Comp-o-Tips BambjtP471 Teletext 471 Mar 2 22:48:04 S VS INTERACTIVE MOVIES ———————————————————— Not 3jnce the Executive Toy has any form of entertainZjnt failed to ward off boredom quite as spectacularly as the Interactive Movie. Watch those chrome balls fly back and forth: clicK-click, click-click... SKip thbt dull in-game footage: mouse- click, mouse-click. Read those previews of the next big- budget Siliwood production: lick-lick, lick-lick. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— Grooves is music 620 Club 938 440 LKARN HOW TO RJPA DAMAGE Reviews Index Comp-o-Tips Bambjt