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Old 07-11-2005, 10:36 AM
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Re: The Book?

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Originally Posted by Veiltender
The ad copy for this book seems to indicate that if you are a book purist, such as myself, the game has the ability to handle that. Any information on exactly how this game handles all its widely disparate source material? I know the review observed that the game is largely drawn from the cartoon series (which, I will admit, I was unaware of), but I am curious if it has the tools to run in any of the various sources.
I'm wondering that myself.

In the novel and the movie, the relative power levels of the individual humans and bugs are basically reversed: humans in tank-like power armor wading through bug hordes vs. humans with rifles fighting giant bugs that can slice and dice them. (And then, of course, there's the wide disparity in the tech level of the bugs in the novel as compared to their movie counterparts.) It sounds as though the cartoon, which I've only glimpsed, manages to find some middle ground, but based upon your review, it doesn't sound as though the game does much for the novel purists.

Great review, though!
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