Scenario Review

Scenario Title: 1884 (Version 7)

Author: Matthias Pitz

Reviewer: El Khan

  Historical scenario.

Around 1900, the European powers rumble over their colonial possessions.

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Overall / Playability / General Care / Art & Originality / Concluding Notes

Overall Rating

18/30
SYNOPSIS: Unfortunately, I can think of little "pro" this scen. It's not that it's bad or below-average, but there really is nothing great about it. Perhaps this is one of the scens on the Slush Pile.

Playability Rating

6 / 10
COMMENTS: The setting on Earth seems not so good for a scenario like this, but then again, colonialism spanned the globe too. Atmosphere is OK. Perhaps some special sounds would add to this. The balance is not too good, as follows from the aforesaid, specifically the map.

Level of General Care

6 / 10
COMMENTS: The map is not adequate. The documentation is OK. Details ARE mainly addressed.

Art and Originality

5 / 10
NEW IDEAS: Plenty of new units and improvements are implemented, but not all the graphics are nicely done. A considerable amount has been taken from MPS scenarios.

ARTWORK: The artwork is poor. The author tried some things, but I'm afraid it's not too well done. He admits this himself. I suggest this is the first thing to improve.

NOTES: None.

 

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