Software of the Month Club
April 1997 CD-ROM Program Guide


- DOS Games -

Attila 2.5
Worldwide conquest
Conquer the world in this Risk-style strategy game. Build your 
armies, transfer troops, invade countries and more.
*   One player against up to four computer players
*   Earn extra armies
*   Blitzkrieg mode for fast play
(Application by Lueder Osmers)

- Feature Program -
Crazy Drake 1.01
Wacky game
Jump, climb, run, swing and shoot your way through this arcade 
adventure. As Prince Drake, you must retrieve the Sacred Golden 
Egg from Dr. FoulBrain and stop him from taking over LoonVille. 
Each level contains bonus items, evil henchmen, challenging 
obstacles and more.
*   Three huge levels
*   Save and load up to seven games
*   Shows thumbnails of each saved game
*   Supports 16-bit stereo sounds and parallaxing background 
    graphics
(Application by One Reality and Neurotech Software; Requires 
8MB of RAM and 6MB of hard disk space)

DemBonz 3.2s
Dominoes
This double-six dominoes game imitates Mah Jongg. Play your 
dominoes to score points and block other players from scoring, 
while trying to be the first to play all your pieces. 
*   Compete against one to three computer players
*   For one player 
(Application by Barrie Sargent)

FASTMAZE 4.1
Puzzling
Generate and solve three-dimensional mazes. Determine the 
number of columns, tilt and more. The more mazes you solve, 
the harder they get. 
*   Two different styles -- square and hex
*   Backtrack your moves
*   Only one solution per maze
(Application by James L. Dean)

LORDS OF DOOM PART 1 -- The Black God 1.42
Save the world
Become a hero by defeating the powerful evil demi-god in this 
fantasy role-playing game. Move around, talk to strangers, rest, 
eat, drink, and fight off ghosts, goblins, bats and other monsters.
*   Choose from six characters
*   Change your character's strengths, abilities and more
*   Pick up items
(Application by Bartek Dzik, DzikoSoft)

Puzzler 2.0
Game hints
Have problems with jumbled words or crossword puzzles? Solve 
them quickly with Puzzler. Input jumbled letters and it 
unjumbles the words for you. It finds sentences associated with 
letters and gives solutions according to a pattern.
*   Choose from jumble, pattern and anagram options
*   It's fast -- even with long words
(Application by Acropolis Software)

Solder Runner
Battle your computer
Travel into the computer's cyber-structure to hunt and kill enemy 
invaders that are after your system's CPU. Find colored chips to 
access other areas, collect batteries to fire energy pulses, 
gather data disks for extra points and accumulate positrons for 
more energy while avoiding viruses.
*   Automap feature
*   View rooms with the Editor
*   Save feature
(Application by John Reder)

Strategist Checkers
Hop, skip and a jump
Match your wits against the computer in this classic checkers 
game. Remove all of the computer's pieces from the board before 
it removes yours. 
*   Restart option
*   Score points
*   Track pieces
(Application by Arthur Crump, AGCrump; Requires a DOS 
mouse driver)

TERROID
Galactic adventure
Armed with twin lasers and a powerful cannon, you must save 
your people from the clutches of the Xrimians in this side-
scrolling shoot 'em up. Blast your way through enemy spaceships, 
cannon turrets, missile posts and armored tanks. Pick up protective 
shields, bombs, weapon power-ups and energy pods dropped by 
destroyed ships.
*   Three difficulty settings
*   Two levels
*   Supports sound cards and joysticks
(Application by DIGITAL Nightmares)

TwinBloc
Arcade action
Can you survive this arcade game? Your character is ill-prepared 
and poorly armored, but you must still fight off everything the 
Razzerians can drop, kick and throw at you. Blast through their 
defenses and traverse the Time Block levels. They'll tantalize you 
with pictures from your home planet, hurl you through space and 
dazzle you with bizarre patterns. Good luck! 
*   For one or two players
*   Five levels for one player
*   Four levels for two players
*   Sound card, mouse and joystick support
(Application by Webfoot Technologies; Music requires expanded memory)