| Game Reviews Revisited | - by Colin L. Hildinger

  his month I thought I'd take a look back at games we've reviewed in the past and giving some updated information. Some of the games haven't changed, but I've picked out a few which have been updated since we first ran our reviews.

  In our second issue, Mikael Engdahl reviewed Card Games for OS/2 v2.7. Since that time, Card Games has been updated to v3.2 and has been purchased by BMT Micro. What's new in version 3.2? Well, honestly I'm not sure what all the differences are, but you can check it out at Felix Maschek's web page. This high quality game was nominated this year for a Shareware Industry Association Award.

  In our fourth issue out of the gate Christopher B. Wright reviewed one of OS/2's all time classic games, Galactic Civilizations II. A lot has happened to this game since our first review, as features have constantly been added to it over time. Your best bet is to grab the latest FixPak from Stardock, and maybe think about getting Shipyards (reviewed two months later by Kris Kwilas). Stardock has also released an expansion pack for Galactic Civilizations II, which we will be reviewing soon.

  When we reviewed Entertainment Pack for OS/2, it was only at v1.7, but now it's up to version 2.7. What does that mean? Well, Entertainment Pack for OS/2 is a collection of small games, and each increment of the version number seems to mean that a new game has been added, so that means that 10 new games have been added since we did that first review. Like FM Cards, Entertainment Pack for OS/2 was among the nominees for an SIA Award this year!

  Since we reviewed Masterroids v0.9, version 1.0 has been released. I heard just the other day that v1.1 is right around the corner, too. Another game that has been updated a point release is Matrix, now at v1.3. Once again I'm not sure what exactly was changed between version 1.2 and version 1.3, but hey, it's a new version!

  When we reviewed SimCity 2000 for OS/2 there wasn't a FixPak available for it. Now there is. There also wasn't a limited play demo available. Now there is. And, if you have SimCity 2000 for DOS or Windows, you can get the OS/2 version from Maxis for the cost of shipping. Now that's a bargain!

  When Warp 4 was released, Toyland was updated to support voice control. You can get this new voice enabled v1.1 from Hobbes or any of the other usual OS/2 archives.

  The following games all have had fixes released since we reviewed them: Avarice: The Final Saga, Vigilance on Talos V, and Links for OS/2. The fixes for the respective games can be found on the manufacturers' web pages.

  Finally, as mentioned in my Gaming News column this month, there is now a demo version of PlusPak: B.U.G.S. (reviewed last month) which can be obtained from Stardock's web page.

  There are probably other updates that have been released to other games we've reviewed too, but these are some that stood out as I looked through my list. If you find some others while reading through our back issues, let me know and I'll put them in next month's news column.

  Colin Hildinger is an Aerospace Engineering senior at Oklahoma State University and has been using OS/2 for the last 3 years. In addition to being the Games Editor for OS/2 e-Zine! , he maintains The Ultimate OS/2 Gaming Page and the AWE32 and OS/2 Page in his "spare" time.

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