DOS

Alter Ego

Written by  :  Narf! (130) Written on  :  Dec 29, 2000 Platform  :  DOS Rating  :

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Summary

Life through PC eyes...

The Good

This is a very novel approach for a game. Instead of letting you live a new life as a super-hero, or a dungeon-crawling dwarf, it lets you replay your life as a normal person. Alter Ego indeed! You can actually create a new you fairly accurately just by answering a bunch of questions. Once that is done, you can choose a life-stage to begin in. This lets you decide how long your game is. The younger you start (from birth even!), the longer the game. I played all the way through, and trust me, it takes at least 45 minutes to an hour. As you get older, you have more choices to try. Like when you get to your teens, along with the usual life experiences, you can try relationships, High School experiences, risks, and even get yourself a job. And it only gets more complicated from there, like in real life.

The Bad

My only real problem with this game is that you can only use the space bar to enter you choices. I don't mind having to use two hands, but having to use the arrow keys, you'd think the Enter key might have been a consideration...

The Bottom Line

This is a very interesting approach to a game. It lets you do things you never did, and without consequences. In real life, anyway. It doesn't have a lot of replayability, but it is fun for a little while.