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Third in the series of interactive comic books, Gamma Force is the best
Infocomic and features a cast of cool superheroes, equally interesting sub-plots for
each character, and a lot of action. The story's beginning is a little disorienting
as perspectives change rapidly. More emphasis on backstory would have been better,
but this is still a lot of fun to watch and the animations are cool. In a dangerous
world, individual superheroes are not enough. Even the best of them - a humanoid made
of flame, an elf princess with a mean bow, and a musclebound waterbeast - can't do it
all themselves. When they come together, they are Gamma Force. Can anybody stop them?
The unique element of this software was you could "follow" the narrative from a single
character's point of view, or "jump" to another character's. Thus, you could re-read
the story to learn new things about how the character's different paths affected each
other and the outcome of the story. The display technology used a 3D vector format;
Many scenes scaled (like zooming on a camera lens), although this sacrificed detailed
graphical textures and colors. |
