SunDog: Frozen Legacy

The Good
Graphics - At the time, it showcased the ST's color set, which was a vibrant 8 colors on low resolution.
- Space fighting was like Star Raiders (if anyone remembers that) - Street level fighting was fun and simple (right click to shoot, left click to move you character) Realism - Driving your car/transport vehicle around took time. You could get hungry and die if you didn't do something about it. Other items in the game were realistic too: drinking made you sleepy, and taking drugs made you unhealthy.
Interface - I personally loved the 'combat' aspects of the game. As this was a very simple point and click game, fighting was as simple as clicking. After advancing far into the game, I would purposefully wander the streets of some of the more dangerous planets/towns, looking for a chance to shoot others are grab their loot.
Differing views (world view, city view, ship view)

The Bad
- Saving was very strict. I recall turning off the computer in disgust by accident would mean my game was gone for good - I remember wishing that I could hurry the take off and landing animations. Nothing really happend then, so it would have been just as well to save 20 seconds and just be in space or on the ground.

The Bottom Line
Imagine being about to do all these things in one game: - Warp between stars - Picking interstellar fights - Pickup specific parts for your spaceship that were damaged in battle - Replacing parts on the fly so you can warp to your next destination.
- picking fights on different planets - driving between cities on a barren continent, hoping you have enough food to last - looking for a bank so you can grab enough credits to buy good items for later trading.

This game was new and novel. It was the most fun game I can remember from my old Atari ST. I would play this even till the late 80's, until we bought a Mac to replace it. If you like an Escape Velocity type of game with an RPG level of character/ship management, then you will love this game.