Fountain of Dreams (DOS)

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Description

Following on the popularity of Wasteland, Electronic Arts released this unofficial sequel, using a modified version of the Wasteland game engine.

Fountain of Dreams takes place several decades after a nuclear bombardment has caused the state of Florida to break off from the mainland and become an isolated island community. The survivors of the war have split into several opposing factions, and life on the island of Florida is constantly threatened both by the ever present threat of radiation-induced mutation and by the Killer Clowns, a group of deranged and heavily armed marauders descended from circus performers stranded on the island by the war.

When the Clowns murder the only man with the knowledge to stop the spread of the mutation, it becomes your task to locate a cure to the mutation before it overtakes your group of survivors as well as what's left of humanity on the island.

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• Wasteland universe

User Reviews

If you're a big fan of Wasteland, check this game out. If you're not, don't bother with it...	Mirrorshades2k (273)	unrated
a decent RPG	Andrew Carter (9)	unrated

Critic Reviews

ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Dec, 1990	8.2 out of 12	68
Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft	1992	60 out of 100	60
Power Play	Dec, 1990	56 out of 100	56
Tilt	Feb, 1991	9 out of 20	45

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Trivia

History

Although the programmers of Wasteland broke off from Electronic Arts to form Interplay, EA still retained the copyright for Wasteland. They tried to capitalize on the success of Wasteland by releasing their own post-apocalyptic game Fountain of Dreams, but fell short of gamer's expectations.

Interplay did however release their own unofficial follow-up to Wasteland in the form of Fallout, which many feel remains true to the original spirit of Wasteland.

Awards

• Computer Gaming World
  • November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #41 Worst Game of All Time

Related Web Sites

• Wasteland Rangers HQ - Fountain of Dreams Page (This website contains tips, a walkthrough, etc.. for Fountain of Dreams.)