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To: Stoctrash who wrote (33935)	6/19/1998 12:49:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

You can't play this game, and decode DVD in software, at the same time.......................................... "OVERSEER' SUPPLIES MYSTERY, COMEDY ON CD AND DVD The Hartford Courant Title: "Tex Murphy Overseer" Subject: Adventure game Format: Windows 95; CD-ROM or DVDhybrid Manufacturer: Access Software Price: $50 Web site: www.accesssoftware.com "Tex Murphy Overseer" transplants a '40s-style gumshoe into a post-apocalyptic San Francisco of the future and throws in a heavy dose of self-deprecating humor. The result is a pleasant mix of mystery, comedy and adventure, but what makes the game a standout in the genre is the variety of challenges it offers. Like puzzles. On your way to discovering why your sexy, alcoholic client's father apparently jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge, you need to sort dominoes, piece together broken pass cards and fiddle with cog wheels. If you like exploring virtual environments, the game presents dozens of rooms to search, often requiring you to look behind, over and under objects as well as in drawers and closets. What about real-time action? You must search a lodge while a killer is still inside, making sure he doesn't notice items you take or move. At one point, you have to dive into the shower to hide. And to solve the mystery, you need to question the characters you encounter, with your life often depending on choosing the right question. "Overseer" has a complicated interface, but that's hardly surprising, given the complexity and variety of actions you need to perform. Luckily, the game comes with a detailed instruction booklet. You can also choose difficulty levels and bypass puzzles that you can't solve. The game also includes scores of video clips to keep the plot moving, adding to the feeling that you're actually living inside a mystery movie. Unfortunately it's a movie that suffers slightly from unoriginal and one-dimensional supporting characters, particularly the female ones. But the acting is quite tolerable, and Chris Jones as Tex Murphy is likeable and funny. And the story's science-fiction elements help prevent "Overseer" from being a mere retread in the shoes of those '40s detectives. "Overseer" is also part of a new generation of DVD software, with improved graphics and five-channel Dolby Digital sound. People with a DVD drive and a Dolby Digital home theater will experience the best now available in home gaming. (Copyright @ The Hartford Courant 1998)