Summary
LucasArts' classic alright
The Good
It was almost a decade since I played the original DOS version of this game. And it took me a decade to finally add this piece of gem to my ever growing collection. I had no idea that LucasArts ever redid some of their classic adventures to perfectly work under Windows platform, equally under 98, ME, or XP. A pleasant surprise, no doubt. All you have to do is run the game, and that's that. No installation, no nothing. And an ever present F5 is still here to bring up the save/quit/etc. menu which is more than you'll need.
I don't recall this game having so many cinematics, which is a definite plus. They craftly mixed 3d bikes with 2d character models, it is a true splendour in art. Voice-acting is great, graphic art was a new comparing to the other classics (this game had a bit bigger characters and all that), and music is just on the level to boost up the turbo on your bike. Ben is not the type of Indy or Guybrush character, but he has a charisma and a personality of its own, matching the quality of LucasArts' creations in every aspect. Oh yeah, and women, as always, are truly beautiful in their games, Maureen close-up looks just astonishing.
The Bad
Well, certain puzzles are rather tricky, and make it really hard to uncover on your own. If I havent' finished this game already on DOS, I'd have a hard time finishing it within a same day, no matter the game is extremely short.
The Bottom Line
It's a classic that you should all be grateful it exists for Windows so you don't need to keep older computers or use emulators just to play this beauty. Whatever happened to that sequel we're awaiting, I do hope it will come out... 'cos I want it. It's about time LucasArts rises back in a style, there are still so many adventure game fans out there, should be enough to support and refund such releases.
