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Ducks

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Type of program: Arcade game
Supported platforms: Win 95/98
Company/Author's name: Hungry Software/Tim Furnish
Authors e-mail address: tf@sys.uea.ac.uk
Version: 0.4
Cost: $15 in UK $25 in US
Installed size: 2.35 MB

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"Boy, this strange little game is for me! I've always said that I can't keep my ducks in a row, because the last one keeps finding something shiney and stopping or wandering off, now I can prove it." That's how I started the review for the beta version, and actually things haven changed-unless you count getting BETTER! The idea of this game is to take all the little ducks and put them in a rocket ship. You have one leader, and the rest are supposed to follow him. 'Supposed to' is the operative phrase there-it is just a matter of where you click the mouse, and if you get their attention, right? Not to me! Blasted little critter saw something shiney when I'm trying to save his life, I don't get no respect here! There are bombs, and bridges, and bricks, and mass duck destruction and all kinds of things, not to mention a herd-herd? gaggle-no that's geese-um...a bunch of lil duckies with the attention span of a gnat! If this doesn't make you giggle while playing, I give up-cause you are dead, and there is no sense writing to dead people!

If you register this program you will get 60 more levels, the shareware version having 20 levels. You will also get 3 more secret levels, an animated end sequence, and priority customer support. You will also get the warm fuzzy feeling that comes from knowing that you have encouraged the author to continue writing programs, cause I feel that a mind like this should be encouraged! [We really need more games like this! right? RIGHT!]

In case you were wondering what a secret is....it's a secret! But I will tell you this much, in the shareware version there is a secret on level 19. Where's the one's in the registered version, you ask? I won't tell! Find out yourself! [after all I can't do everything for you, I want to finish this review and go back and play Ducks some more!]

I really got a kick out of this game, it is not so hard that the kids can't play it, and funny enough to tickle your funny bone [and if it don't be careful-they're coming to take you away-haha] Give it a try, I think you'll find you like it [but keep your ducks together]

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Reviewed by Stormy Strock


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