Ha. I just love how butthurt you get over my comments at your "company". It's just hilarious. The misspellings and grammatical errors make it funnier. Oh, and your comments do nothing.
Anyhow, I tried my hand at making a review on a game. This was accomplished in about 30 minutes - 1 hour. I wasn't keeping track of time. Anyhow, as I said, it may be a bit shallow, but here it goes:
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My review on "Uplink: Hacker Elite":
Author: -1 Up
Overview:
"Uplink" is a game (made by Introversion Software) focused on
retro style hacking into computer systems and doing various things including
deleting files, crashing systems, and copying files for a client. There are
specialized servers with special associated activities, like adding to (or
clearing) criminal records in an "International Criminal Database", making
people appear dead by hacking the Social Security Database, and others.
However, if you get caught in the act of hacking, Uplink will have to disavow
you (claim that they don't know about you) to prevent legal repercussions.
However, since you connect through a "Gateway" (a computer system that
acts as the computer that does the actual hacking and whatnot), you never
actually get arrested, but the gateway gets seized, thus leading to a game
over.
Plot:
The plot begins 2 in-game weeks after the beginning of the game.
The event takes the form of an email (which can be accessed by logging into
a system which is hackable, but also used for upgrading your gateway, buying
new software to make hacking easier, and etc.) that reveals that a well-
known hacker in the Uplink community (in-game) has died and was working
for a mysterious corporation known as ARC. ARC is apparently making a
virus that will bring about the destruction of the entire Internet, called
Revelation. When news of this gets out, another company called Arunmor
tries to make a counter-virus called Faith, which would save the internet.
Depending which side the player takes, one of the two things happens. Of
course, that depends on if the player takes a side. If you don't take a side,
then the plot just marches on without you, and you just freelance for money.
I believe that this plot deserves a 9/10. The only complaint I have about the
plot is that it could use more depth. You know, more mysteries. The plot
starts with a mystery, then goes on to just have framing and stealing.
Graphics:
The graphics were meant to emulate retro style programs, so
there's a black background, and blue lines everywhere. Color gradients also
feature. I think the graphics deserve a 8.5 out of 10. They could be bolder
and brighter. Aside from that, I think they could be sharper.
Gameplay
The gameplay is again, supposed to emulate retro-style hacking.
However, that doesn't provide an excuse for my one complaint: This game
needs more depth. The entire hacking part consists of:
1. Enter server, bouncing my connection over as many servers as I can.
2. Block or disable all of the monitors and other things making my hacking
harder.
3. Use the Password_Breaker (Yes, that underscore is part of the name) tool
to take down that level of protection.
4.Use the sysadmin's voice to break through voice-based passwords.
5. Break Eplilptic-Curve Cipher using a tool.
6. Mess around with the server (copy files, then crash server for teh lulz, etc)
7. Exit before they trace you.
8. Delete all logs pertaining to you at InterNIC (the internet phonebook for
the player)
9. Get new job to do, and start the cycle all over again.
After a while, it gets boring. However, it doesn't get boring until you've done
it about 10 - 20 times, but, however, it will eventually get boring anyways.
I give it an 8.5/10.
Soundtrack
I think the soundtrack is okay for this game, but I am not good at judging
sound (or graphics, for that matter). The soundtrack is
a mixture of synth notes that tend to increase tension. Again, I'm not good at
judging sound. My rating for the soundtrack is 9/10.
Final Score: 9.5/10
This is probably one of my favorite games out of the ones I've played.
