Software of the Month Club February 1997 CD-ROM Program Guide - Windows Games - Escapade 95 Monster mash Collect diamonds hidden in a maze while avoiding ghoulish monsters. Move bricks to get to the diamonds and to protect yourself from the creatures. Outrageous art work and sound effects! * Choose from 30 mazes * Five difficulty levels * Cheat mode * Play your own MIDI files (Application by MoraffWare; Requires Windows95 and 256-colors) Galactic Fighter Advanced Space Invaders clone The aliens are back and they're not taking prisoners. Your mission is destroying aliens one wave at a time. They attack in rows of four, moving faster as you attack. Levels one through three are rather easy, but don't underestimate levels four and higher. It features fast-paced game play, heart-pounding sounds and amazing graphics. * Multiple levels * Two difficulty levels * Mouse control (Application by Tom Kirchner; Requires 256-colors and a 486 or faster) Kik 1.0 Connect four or more This high-tech program is not your typical tick-tack- toe game. Arrange four, five or six game pieces in a row on a 23x19 grid. Line up your pieces in rows, columns or diagonals. An enjoyable, challenging game. * Undo your last move * Compete against the computer or challenge a friend * Beginner and advanced levels * Extensive help file * Track your moves (Application by Bascomp) Komodo Market 1.3 Cha-ching This trading game is as close to the real thing as a program can get! The types of trades you can make are the same as in the real world. Buy and sell stock with cash or on margin, buy and sell equity and index options, exercise close out options, borrow money, and organize income and expenses. You start each game with $10,000. The game ends when you go bankrupt. * Autosave function * Configure game speed * Choose your stress tolerance * Research companies before investing (Application by Komodo Software) Magneto 1.0 Card game This excellent program is based on an ancient Scandinavian card game. Eight cards are dealt face up, and you must eliminate cards by matching pairs. It requires both luck and skill. * Choose from eight card backs * Track your progress with the card counter (Application by Al Spring) MatchBox 2.1 Heated game Are you hot enough to solve these logic puzzles? Choose from 11 puzzles that incorporate matches and matchbooks. Solve the puzzles by adding, moving or rotating them. It's more difficult than it sounds. * Print your puzzles * Add matches from the toolbar * Onscreen tracking (Application by Bela von Hoffmann; Includes both 16-bit and 32-bit versions) Orbots for Windows 1.0 Fast-paced helicopter shoot 'em up Attack alien creatures with your assault helicopter in this heart-pounding, brain-boggling, shoot 'em up extravaganza. Maneuver your helicopter up and down as you attack aliens head on. The half-machine, half- organic mutants have plenty of surprises and challenging tricks. If you get through their defenses, you must face and defeat their mother ship. * Side-scrolling action * Eight missions * Five difficulty levels -- from preschool to real world * High score * 3D background * Extraordinary digital sound (Application by Sunshower Systems, Inc.; Requires 486 DX/2 66Mhz) Feature Program WinBrick 96 2.06 You'll have a ball This is a fantastic Breakout-style game! Break through a brick wall by bouncing a ball off colored tiles. Keep the ball moving by moving your paddle left, right, up and down. Bonuses include extra points, longer paddles, multiple balls and more. Each level has different configurations of bricks, sounds and special effects. * Multiple bonuses and special paddles * Five levels * High score list * Help file * Joystick support * Configure video and sound effects (Application by Stefan Kuhne; Includes both 16-bit and 32-bit versions)