MobyRank MobyScore
DOS
76
4.0
Windows
...
4.0
Windows 3.x
...
3.8

The Press Says

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89
DOSPower Play
Potzdonner, der absolute Höhepunkt der Serie! Autor Scott Murphy hat in der sechsten "Space Quest"-Episode alle kreativen Register gezogen und einen echten Adventure-Knaller der alten Schule losgelassen. In Sachen Witzfaktor pro Quadratpixel sprintet "The Spinal Frontier" locker als Erster über die Ziellinie. Der futuristische Rätselknacker wird nur mit Mühe einen Gegenstand auf dem Bildschirm finden, der nicht Opfer von Murphys brillantem Wortwitz wird. Wer sich nur etwas im Science-fiction-Genre auskennt, egal ob Buch oder Film, der wird sich garantiert schlapplachen. Ein Novum im "Space Quest"-Universum: Auf die nervenden Geschicklichkeitseinlagen der Vorgänger wird im jüngsten Teil komplett verzichtet. Ebenfalls unerwartet aber hochwillkommen ist die glasklare Logik der Rätsel. Auch komplexe Aufgaben sind mit ausdauerndem Nachdenken zu lösen.
88
DOSPelit
Space Quest 6 on pääosin hyvin onnistunut peli. Vaikeustaso on sopivan haastava eikä typeriä, keinotekoisia pelinpidennysongelmia ole lipsunut mukaan. Pelin pituuskin on juuri sopiva: ei liian pitkä, eikä harmittavan lyhyt.
88
DOSComing Soon Magazine
"Space Quest VI: Roger Wilco and the Spinal Frontier" is the first title of the series to be available exclusively on CD-ROM. There are over 600Mb of data occupied by SVGA graphics and voices from dialogues and narration which makes a release on floppy virtually impossible. The game can be played using the DOS and Windows environments, like most other new titles released by Sierra On-Line lately. However, it probably won't be the case for products in 96 as Windows 95 seems to have been adopted by game makers as the perfect gaming environment!
86
WindowsPC Games (Germany)
Mit Space Quest 6: The Spinal Frontier kehrt Sierre nach dem klebrig-süßen King's Quest 7 wieder in die Reihen der ernstzunehmenden Abenteuerspielproduzenten zurück. Roger Wilco stolpert sich mit Handfeger und Scheuerlappen durch ein witziges Space-Adventure, das allen Fans der Serie mehrere Abende gelungene Unterhaltung bietet. Schwächen in der Grafik werden durch die witzige Story mehr als ausgeglichen. Alles Roger!
82
DOSPC Gamer
It's hard to keep a good man down. When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Quitters never win, and winners never quit.
80
WindowsAdventure Classic Gaming
Space Quest 6: Roger Wilco in The Spinal Frontier is the first made for CD game in the long running Space Quest series. Each game in the series has taken advantage of the newest technology available at the time. This latest sequel is no exception. It is a full multimedia extravaganza, complete with original music and digitized voices. This is also the first game in which the player can hear Roger Wilco speak.
70
DOSQuandary
Roger Wilco returns in this latest episode from Sierra complete with bad puns and tongue-in-cheek references to earlier Space Quest games and popular science fiction films and TV shows. To name just the most obvious, Star Trek, Star Wars, Aliens, Indiana Jones and even Asimov's Fantastic Voyage, all are parodied lovingly, if unmercifully. Those of you who delight in identifying obscure references will have a fun time with this game.
65
MacintoshMac Gamer
If you enjoy humor in your adventure games, Space Quest 6 should be right up your alley. Though the game's instability can be extremely annoying, when you aren't restarting, you're having fun. I feel leery about recommending a crash-prone game, but if Sierra can address this (and I'm sure they will), I endorse it with flying colors. I would have given it a 9 out of 10 if stability hadn't been such a major issue.
60
Windows 3.xHigh Score
Till skillnad från den interaktiva kalkonen Phantasmagoria, finns det faktiskt riktigt mycket att göra i Space Quest VI (även om problemen ibland är väl subtila).
60
DOSHigh Score
Till skillnad från den interaktiva kalkonen Phantasmagoria, finns det faktiskt riktigt mycket att göra i Space Quest VI (även om problemen ibland är väl subtila).
54
WindowsPC Player (Germany)
Vielleicht mecker' ich deswegen so heftig herum, weil ich nach dem ordentlichen 5. Teil mehr erwartet hatte. Ganz objektiv gesehen ist das neue Space Quest noch halbwegs erträglich, wenn man es mit mäßigem Kleckerkram Marke "Orion Conspiracy" vergleicht. Der Spielwitz früherer Episoden ist aber weg - und bei den Frust-Puzzles braucht man selbst für Sierra-Verhältnisse mächtig starke Nerven.
50
DOSJust Adventure
The subtitle of Space Quest VI, "The Spinal Frontier," is obviously a parody on Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Besides the name similarities, these two pieces of science fiction have one major thing in common--Star Trek V was undoubtedly the lamest, most pathetic, most forlorn, and any-other-synonym-for-pitiful-and-bad-you-can-think-of of the Star Trek movies, and Space Quest VI seems to carry that torch as well for the Space Quest series. While not a totally horrible game, knowing that The Spinal Frontier is the last of the Space Quest series is sure to leave any fan disappointed.


Our Users Say

Platform Votes Score
DOS 32 4.0
Macintosh Awaiting 1 votes...
Windows 9 4.0
Windows 3.x 33 3.8
Combined MobyScore 74 3.9


User Reviews

The last Space Quest... Unfortunately! DOS Unicorn B. Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (60749)
Hysterically funny, but not too much fun to play. Windows 3.x WizardX (118)
You're in deep plasma this time, Roger Wilco! DOS Black Wolf (37232)
Great spoof; ok game. Windows 3.x Zovni (9139)
Unfortuantly the last of a line of great games. Windows 3.x William Shawn McDonie Bronze Star Contributing Member (1163)
Well, I like it... DOS Mark Abrams (4)
A rather stupid sequel to a great game. DOS Tomer Gabel Bronze Star Contributing Member (4476)

 

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