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Space Quest: Collection 2

Space Quest: Collection 2

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Roger Wilco Janitor by Day, Janitor by night
Review: This collection of games, brought to you by Sierra, involves constant consentration and challenging situations whith the usual Sierra twist. From the early Space Quest I to the newest Space Quest VI you will find difficult challenges that require you to be alert to the game.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great game, Unfortunately.........
Review: This is one of the best adventure game series out there, if not the best. However, just because this package here is no longer in production does not mean that it is a collector's item. No game is worth $... If you really want this game, go to a certain well known auction website and find it for less than $...SERIOUSLY. The same can be said for the Kings Quest collection. The older Lucas Arts adventure games (Sam & Max, Manaic Mansion) are in my opinion just as good as any Space Quest game. But you won't find the out-of-print Lucas Arts Archive package on sale anywhere for hundreds of dollars. In fact, you can find it used at this very website for only $... Space Quest is a great game, but no home video game in existance is worth over $...no matter what.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A nice way to get the full Space Quest series
Review: Yes, contrary to what the box will tell you, there will never be a Space Quest 7 unless someone over at Sierra decides to revive the series, and I don't see that happening any time soon. On the bright side, that means that buying this set will give you all 6 of one of the greatest adventure games series of all time.

Unfortunately, Sierra made a few poor decisions and neglected to update the software for current PC's. Because of this, you'll have trouble playing 3 of the included games, and the included version of Space Quest IV will be virtually impossible to get through on most new computers, even with moslo or other cpu-slowing applications. This is even more outrageous because there was and is a version of SQ4 that does not have any of the problems exhibited in the version included with the collection. In addition, none of the included games were modified in any way from their original versions. Sierra just slapped them on a couple discs without removing the inane copy protection or any of the known bugs that afflict these games. If they had put just a little more effort into this and fixed these minor issues, I would have been glad to give them a perfect 5-star score.

As far as the gameplay goes, if you're new to the series or an old fan, you won't be disappointed. Although the Space Quest series is quite dated, the games are still great fun and provide hours of laughs and adventure as you explore various alien worlds and try to keep Roger alive through all of the traps and pitfalls he manages to get himself into.

No classic gaming collection is complete without the Space Quest series. Included on the 2-disc set are two versions of Space Quest 1 (the original in all it's 16-color glory and the VGA remake), and the full original versions of Space Quests 2 thru 6. There's also a "sneak peak" of Space Quest 7, which has since been cancelled but is nevertheless an interesting look into what the future of Space Quest might been. As stated before, the version of Space Quest 4 included in the package is the buggy CD-ROM version, and you most likely WILL NOT be able to play it without a very old PC. It is highly recommended that you just find someplace to buy (or download since all the SQ games are now officially abandonware) the normal disk version of SQ4, which has absolutely none of the issues that prevent the CD-ROM version from working.

Relive the entire Space Quest saga, as Roger Wilco blunders through adventure after adventure and janitorial closet after janitorial closet. You owe it to yourself to own this classic collection.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A nice way to get the full Space Quest series
Review: Yes, contrary to what the box will tell you, there will never be a Space Quest 7 unless someone over at Sierra decides to revive the series, and I don't see that happening any time soon. On the bright side, that means that buying this set will give you all 6 of one of the greatest adventure games series of all time.

Unfortunately, Sierra made a few poor decisions and neglected to update the software for current PC's. Because of this, you'll have trouble playing 3 of the included games, and the included version of Space Quest IV will be virtually impossible to get through on most new computers, even with moslo or other cpu-slowing applications. This is even more outrageous because there was and is a version of SQ4 that does not have any of the problems exhibited in the version included with the collection. In addition, none of the included games were modified in any way from their original versions. Sierra just slapped them on a couple discs without removing the inane copy protection or any of the known bugs that afflict these games. If they had put just a little more effort into this and fixed these minor issues, I would have been glad to give them a perfect 5-star score.

As far as the gameplay goes, if you're new to the series or an old fan, you won't be disappointed. Although the Space Quest series is quite dated, the games are still great fun and provide hours of laughs and adventure as you explore various alien worlds and try to keep Roger alive through all of the traps and pitfalls he manages to get himself into.

No classic gaming collection is complete without the Space Quest series. Included on the 2-disc set are two versions of Space Quest 1 (the original in all it's 16-color glory and the VGA remake), and the full original versions of Space Quests 2 thru 6. There's also a "sneak peak" of Space Quest 7, which has since been cancelled but is nevertheless an interesting look into what the future of Space Quest might been. As stated before, the version of Space Quest 4 included in the package is the buggy CD-ROM version, and you most likely WILL NOT be able to play it without a very old PC. It is highly recommended that you just find someplace to buy (or download since all the SQ games are now officially abandonware) the normal disk version of SQ4, which has absolutely none of the issues that prevent the CD-ROM version from working.

Relive the entire Space Quest saga, as Roger Wilco blunders through adventure after adventure and janitorial closet after janitorial closet. You owe it to yourself to own this classic collection.


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