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Roommates Mr. Mel and Mr. Dok have gone missing. Dok, a designer of space
combat flight simulators, reported to his landlord a week before his disappearance
that he'd accidentally created a tiny hole in his wall, related to something he was
working on. Now, since neither has been seen for a week, the police are called in to
investigate and find a huge hole in the wall, a wrecked apartment, some CD-ROMs with
installation procedures and little else. From there, the story moves to a gigantic
and sinister space station with more than 100 unique locales. You, as Mel Raauq, find
yourself in the middle of a galactic-sized space combat adventure, flying your own
customized spacecraft. Your mission is to find and defeat the evil Lord Iron, whose
dark forces are threatening peace and tranquility in the galaxy. The game contains
three major phases: narrative, combat and adventure. Through the use of 3D animation,
video sequences, music and sound, you learn the story of The Last Dynasty via the
narrative phase. During the combat phase, you pilot many types of spacecraft,
including several different fighters and cargo vessels, while engaging similar enemy
craft. The first seven combat missions must be completed prior to advancing to the
adventure phase. Then, as Mel Raauq, you explore the environment, collect items and
objects essential to solving puzzles and work your way through the various missions.
The interface supports keyboard, mouse and joystick control. Other features include
a 3D map during combat and four main weapon types: lasers, remote-controlled missiles,
rockets and aft mines. The game's cost of $2 million to develop was expensive for
the time and its lack of success might have led to Coktel's demise. |