Summary
Horrible gameplay - nothing like the old California Games it obviously borrows on.
The Good
The game utilizes some nice EGA graphics for its time. Nothing spectacular, but the background and the sprites are pretty realistic, and it utilises the EGA's 16 color palette quite well.
The Bad
As a game it is horrible. It is NOTHING like the fun I had playing california games on my XT with a CGA monitor.
Ski or Die obviously borrows the basic concept from California Games by Epyx. It also borrows some more, like the snowboard halfpipe which is obviously based on CG's skateboard halfpipe.
The problem is that the games are not fun to play. I got tired of each game in 15 minutes, and the entire game in two day. The problem is not the premise, but the implementation of the ideas. The interface is pretty bad, the sound effects (on PC speaker) are truly horrible, and the gameplay is repetative. It all becomes very annoying real quick, and I simply quit the game.
I tried coming back to it a few times, to see if there's is something I missed, but there wasn't. The fun game just isn't there.
The Bottom Line
A really BAD game, not fun at all. If you want to see how it should be done - go play California Games or any other Epyx sports game.
