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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 17, 2000)
The once popular Adventure genre is in Europe. By Karen Zierler Once the most popular form of computer game, the Adventure genre has waned to near non-existence. People new to com puter gaming will never know just how prevalent adventure titles were, like: the Zork series, Sherlock Holmes, the Blackstone Chronicles, the Broken Sword series, the Gabriel Knight series and many more. These games were the staple of every early gamer, taking them through the story dook lives or neroes and antiheroes. The stories were well writ ten, and the games themselves involved puzzle solving in order to unlock more of the story. Hardcore adventure fans have tried everything under their power to keep the genre alive. However, one by one publishers killed off any projects for new adventure games: Speculation over what brought about the demise of the genre has raged online. Folks have blamed just about every thing—from the popularity of Myst, con sidered not a true adventure, to lack of good marketing. Whatever the case, it is hard to find a good adventure in the works in the U.S. Only one, Escape from Monkey Island (lucasarts.com/products/monkey4/), the fourth in the humorous Monkey Island series, is expected out later this year. But the genre is still alive in Europe, especially in the Paris offices of a small developer called Arxel Tribe (arxel.com). Arxel is pro ducing adventure titles with a European flare, and is even publishing their own titles. Their games are not for the faint-heart ed. The two most recent are The Ring: The Legend of the Nibelungen. and Faust. For The adventure genre is still alive in Europe, where a small develop er call Arxel Tribe is turning out great games. ■ any literature and music majors out there, you'll get the idea. However, both titles are modern and full of interest for even the novice. Another title expected out soon takes things to epic proportions. The first install ment of The Legend of the Prophet and the Assassin is a tale of the Templar Knight Tancrede, who is betrayed by his religion and country. To exact revenge he begins to track down the false prophet, Simon de Lancrois, and in his journey becomes a leg endary bandit in the wilds of the Arabian deserts. If adventures are your thing, keep an eye out for it sometime next month. For the first time Arxel Tribe will release The Legend of the Prophet and the Assassin simultaneously in the U.S. and Europe. • Monkey Island Legend of the, Prophet and the Assassin The Ring: The Legend of the Nibelungen Salary Comparison: the Big 12 $79,900 $89,400 $80,500 $78,200 $77,900 $66,900 $74,400 $79,000 $83,200 $74,200 $70,500 $77,300 Average Professor Head Football Coach Texas Tech Texas Texas A&M Nebraska Oklahoma Kansas State Colorado Missouri Iowa State Kansas Oklahoma Statel Baylor *Baylor officials declined to disclose coaching salaries $301 K Texas A&M football coach R.C. Slocum. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Texas A&M University President Ray Bowen.
