Symbiocom
$14.95		(Win95/98/Me/Mac) (Retail) (SYMBIOCDR)

Publisher: Istvan Pely Productions

Game

ESRB Rating: Everyone

We Are on the Verge of a New Age

an age where mind and machine blend seamlessly. It is the age of the SYMplant. At SYNSYM, our dedication is to the advancement of life. Today, only a select few have been enhanced. But soon the synthetic implant will be a factor in all our lives.

Features:

• Extensive gaming theater
• Highly detailed 3-D graphics
• fully interactive animated environment
• Rich, orchestral musical score

The attack struck unexpectedly. When it was over, the I.S.T. Rident was left adrift in the depths of space. The crew and passengers were gone, spirited away by two unidentified battleships. A solitary survivor remains on board the Rident. You.

Plunge into the adventure of a lifetime. You must track down your missing crew mates. Your search will lead you across the galaxy from one exotic locale to another. As the mystery unravels, a nagging doubt plagues you throughout your travels: Why were you the only survivor?

You will unravel a conspiracy that runs deeper than anything you ever imagined. You will discover an evil that has taken numerous human lives and committed them to a fate worse than death. And you will do this in a breathtakingly vast and detailed environment, teeming with fascinating characters and exotic locations.

Requirements

Windows 95/98/Me: IBM PC or compatible, Pentium 75MHz, 16MB RAM, SVGA display (256 color or higher), 4x CD-ROM, sound card and speakers.

Macintosh: 68040 or any PowerPC processor, System 7 or later, 256 color or higher, 4x CD-ROM, 16 MB RAM.

Reviews:

Quandary Review by Gordon Alpin

"Syn-Factor [Symbiocom] is an interesting game with an intriguing story and a good dose of mystery that makes you want to play it through to the end just to find out what happens. It is a first-person perspective adventure within an intelligent, but unrelieved science-fiction setting. By 'unrelieved' I mean that the whole game revolves around exploring fairly sterile, claustrophobic and largely uninhabited environments including your spaceship, a space station, and corporate complexes. Everything, including the interface, is metallic or synthetic and even the planet you land on in the final section of the game is washed out and lifeless."

"The puzzles are not too difficult for experienced adventurers and are logically consistent within the game world. You will spend much of your time getting equipment working, trying to find coordinates, access codes and passwords, and generally piecing together the information you gather. This means a lot of snooping around and careful reading of electronic mail to extract significant words. And, no, a birth date won't do as a code for accessing a computer or a locked door, you'll have to look further than that."

"Syn-Factor is aimed squarely at science fiction fans. Although it's a bit too metallic and sterile for my taste, I'm sure that many sci-fi fans will appreciate the particular ambience this creates. Regardless of this, the game was interesting enough to keep me playing, and I particularly appreciated that your character is both nameless and faceless so the game invites all players equally to step into the role and experience the story."

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