Sneak Previews

Pastoral Pitfalls is a new AGT game in which the player takes on the role of a Lutheran minister. The object of the game is to complete as many pastoral acts (that is, acts performed by a pastor) within the course of a "normal" day. Pastoral Pitfalls was written with the beginner in mind, and the puzzles are meant to inform and educate at the same time as they entertain. Quite naturally, the game includes religious content, although the purpose of the game is not to "convert" or "bash" anybody -- simply to demonstrate, often in a humorous fashion, the difficulties of keeping pace with today's parish pastor. Pastoral Pitfalls is written by Guy Marquardt.

In the game Panic!, Station Andromeda is a major crime-crushing facility in a semiquadrant of the Solar System, Mark Two. Using the most highly-trained officers and the most advanced Armada 959 Cruisers, they are extremely successful. Now you will get to see what it's like. You play the role of officer Kyra for four days of non-stop crime fighting. The situations include a raid on corrupted Sirius Systems, a rescue mission at Station Echelon, and a Descent into a death-trapped pit to rescue a hostage. The game also includes the new, improved AutoNav system in the Cruiser, which lets you go anywhere if you have the right NavCard, or word of authorization.

Panic! is written by Colin Marshall under the label FunWare Games. Colin noted, "Panic! is my most advanced game yet, using all but the graphics feature of the Master's Edition AGT. Even includes characters with Artificial Intelligence, such as Standard Andrea, who is your partner for most of the missions. The reason this game is just a sneak preview right now is because I have a minor bug that won't stop. Expect Panic!! on ftp.gmd.de in late July or early August." The game will be shareware, but users can send in a $10 registration fee to receive Panic 2.

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