102 Dalmatians, Project IGI and TimelineDistributed by
Eidos InteractivePosted: November 12th, 2000.
Disney’s 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue.
Action-Adventure
102 Dalmatians is a 3D action adventure where you become a courageousDalmatian puppy who must rescue your family and friends from the clutches ofCruella De Vil.
Disney’s 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue features beloved charactersfrom 101 Dalmatians and new characters based on the upcoming 102Dalmatians live action movie. Intuitive gameplay, entertaining mini games and3D exploration make this title fun and accessible for all children of all ages!
The Story
Cruella de Vil is on the brink of financial ruin, so she seeks to replenish herdepleted bank accounts with a new business venture, Cruellas Toy Company.Enlisting the help of hapless inventor Rodney Farzboom, Cruella designs anentire line of vile, terrifying toys.
When her toys are a colossal flop at stores throughout England, Cruellaconcludes that, the children are distracted from buying the wonderful toysbecause of all the attention they so needlessly lavish on their stinking, spoiledpets.
To rectify this situation, Cruella cracks the Baduns out of prison and sets them tothe task of stealing every pet in England. The Baduns with the help of Cruella’sinventor Rodney Farzboom, reprogram the control chips in Cruellas toys,transforming shelves of unsold merchandise into a miniature army of roboticpetnappers.
Our heroes are two of Dotty and Dipsticks puppies, Domino and Oddball (boyand girl). Once more, Domino and Oddball have gone against their motherswishes and have left to go out on one of their explorin adventures.
After spending the day exploring, Domino and Oddball return to their cosyliving room for a snack and a snooze. The puppies are shocked to learn thatall of their brothers and sisters have vanished again. The puppies watch a TVnews special broadcast, which explains in urgent tones that pets throughoutEngland are vanishing without a trace. Cruella de Vil is shown in an interviewwhere she denies any involvement with the wave of petnapping. However, Dottyand Dipstick are sure that somehow Cruella is behind the missing pets, and theyset off to confront Cruella and rescue their dogs.
Domino and Oddball are left behind for their own safety, but the pair of puppiesare certain that their parents will need their help, so they depart their Londonflat and there begins a new adventure.
- Escape Cruellas wrath in this classic 3D action-adventure.
- Sniff, dig and dog-paddle your way through 16 levels plus eight fun mini-games.
- Explore huge, colorful playgrounds including Big Ben, Regents Park, The Ice Festival and De Vil Manor.
- Outwit Cruellas henchmen, Horace and Jasper, by luring them into secret traps!
- Solve tricky puzzles, perform silly tricks and play with in-game toys all promising hours of engaging gameplay.
- Interact with characters from the 102 Dalmatians live-action movie.
- Price £39.99 (Dreamcast), £29.99 (PSX)
Project IGI.
Think your way in – Shoot your way out.
Thinker/Shooter
Project I.G.I will throw you into one of the largest gaming environments everseen. Action takes place across continents, within enemy bases, on trains,planes and even cable cars.
The central character is Jones, a freelance British agent hired by USIntelligence to undertake the sort of blacker than midnight operations thatno-one else can manage. Jones is sent into Estonia to investigate an armsrobbery, but as the storyline slowly reveals, much more is going on.
- Strong game storyline and game design the game is not just a generic 1st person shooter but has a very strategic undertone and a deep and detailed storyline which runs alongside the action.
- Unique gaming environment the technology behind the game engine allows vast panoramic landscapes with binoculars and satellite communications systems that have a virtually unlimited zoom capability.
- Real world physics The game world not only looks real but also reacts to the player in a real way.
- Bullets rip through wooden floorboards but ricochet from metal staircases.
- Interact with a variety of moving vehicles includingtanks and APCs, jets and helicopters trains andcable cars.
- Accurate military equipment and software 12Special Ops weapons and in game spy satelliteaccess.
- Price £29.99
Timeline.
The time is right for Michael Crichton.
Timeline, the thrilling new time travel adventure game from the mind of thebest selling writer is released on PC from November 24th.
The game throws the player back to 14th Century feudal France, an excitingworld of castles and dark dungeons, warrior knights, death-or-glory joustsand mysterious underground domains.
The story begins when Professor Johnston, the leader of an archaeology projectdisappears from modern day France. There’s no clue to his whereabouts excepta self-recorded video tape that holds an imperative request.
You must unravel the secret of his disappearance, but the middle ages areperilous times and all manner of battles and quests await before a safe returnto the present. As you journey through this thrilling world the characters youencounter are brought to life using innovative facial animations and fullaudio dialogue.
- Based on the best-selling novel, Timeline.
- Story-driven, fast-paced interactive adventure.
- Diverse, detailed environments modelled with historic accuracy from14th Century French castles to dungeons and jousting tournaments.
- Characters with innovative facial animations and full audio dialogue.
- Fun and challenging gameplay for people of all ages and levels.
- Price £29.99
News page content input by Dominic Robinson, 2000.
Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.