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CROSSCRAZE - NEW RELEASE!!!
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Looking for a game the whole family can enjoy together? Want
something that's fun, challenging and even educational? Then look
no further than CrossCraze, a great new crossword game for one to
four players. Compete with friends or against the computer by
placing letters on a board to form interlocking words.
Special features include:

 * 50 different board layouts.
 * 4 levels of Artificial Intelligence.
 * 180,000 word vocabulary.
 * Choice of US or UK spelling.
 * Fully raytraced graphics.
 * Easy to use drag-and-drop interface.

CrossCraze requires:

 * 486 or faster PC.
 * Microsoft Windows 95, 98 or 2000.
 * 16Mb RAM and 8Mb free disk space.
 * Graphics card capable of 256 colours at 800x600.
 * Microsoft DirectX 6.0 or later.

Here's what the reviewers say about CrossCraze:

 Rated 5/5 by TUCOWS Games:
  "This is easily the best graphical interface for a word puzzle
  I've seen submitted to this site. CrossCraze is to word puzzles
  what Quake 3 is to first-person shooters."

 Rated 5/5 by the ZDNet Software Library:
  "...great graphics...this one's a winner."

 Rated 5/5 by VNUNet:
  "The graphics are stunning."
  "A great word/vocabulary game for the whole family."

 Rated 5/5 by TUKIDS:
  "...really cool...the graphics are excellent."
  "This game really impressed me and I'm sure it will impress you
  as well! A game that's both challenging and fun, what a perfect
  combination!"


ASTROFIRE - NEW VERSION 3
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Asteroid-blasting arcade game featuring stunning raytraced
graphics, awesome power-ups and more than 18 different types of
enemy craft, spread over a massive 75 action-packed levels.

With the release of version 3, AstroFire is better than ever,
featuring new weapons, improved graphics and re-designed levels.

AstroFire requires:

 * 486 or faster PC.
 * Microsoft Windows 95 or 98.
 * 1Mb RAM and 2Mb free disk space.
 * Colour VGA graphics.
 * Sound Blaster compatible sound card (optional).

Here's what the reviewers say about AstroFire:

 Rated 5/5 by RocketDownload.Com
  "AstroFire is pure fun from beginning to end."

 Rated 5/5 by TUKIDS
  "AstroFire is extremely enjoyable and the graphics are amazing!"
  "Don't miss out, download this game!"

 Rated 5/5 by VNUNET
  "Highly recommended."

 PC Format
  "Game of the Month...dozens of home computer versions of this
  game have been written, but none look as attractive as the
  latest version, AstroFire."
  "This is a graphic showpiece with simple but enduring gameplay."

 PC Zone
  "...a good and challenging version of a classic game."
  "...in my opinion this is the best to date."

 PC Power
  "The game is a simply stunning shoot 'em up."
  "There have been many versions of this classic game...but none
  of these can match the spit and polish of AstroFire."
  "...it's the speed and quality of the sprites which take your
  breath away."

 PC Gamer
  "...features some nifty rendered graphics for the asteroids,
  which spin and tumble across the screen in a disturbingly
  realistic fashion."
  "...definitely one of the better shareware classics on offer,
  and well worth seeking out."

 What PC
  "Superb graphics and smooth action make this DOS-based game from
  ORT Software a real gem...AstroFire's remarkable animation based
  on raytraced 256 colour graphics, gives a totally absorbing 3-D
  look to this enjoyable and addictive arcade classic."


TERRAFIRE - NEW VERSION 2
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Awesome arcade action game featuring stunning raytraced graphics
and super-smooth 360 degree parallax scrolling. Blast your ship
through heavily defended underground caverns, past wind tunnels,
fire-walls and subterranean lakes. Recover stolen nuclear pods
using your ship's tractor beam and carry them back to the planet
surface and beyond into hyperspace.

All this is spread over 27 action-packed missions, including 6
hyperspace bonus levels. There are 5 different worlds to explore,
each with unique graphics, plus huge bosses and awesome power-ups.

TerraFire requires:

 * 486 or faster PC.
 * Microsoft Windows 95 or 98.
 * 8Mb RAM and 8Mb free disk space.
 * Colour VGA graphics.
 * Sound Blaster compatible sound card (optional).

Here's what the reviewers say about TerraFire:

 ZDNet Software Library
  Rated 5/5

 GameGirlz.Com
  Rated 5/5

 GameZilla.Com
  "truly outstanding graphics...has to be seen to be believed"
  "easily outdistances the visuals of potential competitors"

 MantisGames.Com
  "incredible graphics...you absolutely must have this game"
