David Wolf: Secret Agent

David Wolf: Secret Agent

Developer(s) Dynamix
Publisher(s) Dynamix
Designer(s) Kevin Ryan, Damon Slye
Artist(s) John Burton, Tom Collie, Kobi Miller, Brian Hahn, Mark Brenneman, Cyrus Kanga
Composer(s) Bryce Morcello, Alan McKean
Platform(s) DOS
Release date(s) 1989
Mode(s) Single-player
Distribution 5¼-inch floppy disk

David Wolf: Secret Agent is a computer game developed by Dynamix, Inc. in 1989 for the PC (DOS).

Plot

The player is David Wolf, a secret agent who must stop a criminal organization called Viper from using a stealth fighter to deliver a nuclear bomb to Washington, D.C. Several action scenes allow the player to attempt to perform various feats for David Wolf, such as flying a hang glider while shooting down enemies, racing down a highway while dueling with helicopters, or landing on an enemy parachutist or landing on top of a moving truck.[1]

Gameplay

This cinematic game features digitized 3-D graphics. Players cannot select or influence the actors' dialogue, nor select actions for the hero to try to complete. There are only six areas within the game where the player actually can use the keyboard or joystick. The player uses a VCR interface to set options such as the difficulty of the action sequences, the text speed for the actors, and the detail of images on screen. Players can also select an arcade scene from the interface.[1]

Reception

Computer Gaming World stated that the game had too few action sequences, and that the initially witty dialogue became inane and unintentionally funny. While approving of the quality of the "visually stunning" digitized footage, it concluded that the game would not be worth playing more than once.[2] The game was reviewed in 1990 in Dragon #154 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 3 out of 5 stars.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (February 1990). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (154): 76–83.
  2. ↑ Ardai, Charles (December 1989). "Popcorn Not Included". Computer Gaming World. p. 36.

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