Sector 7/Reviews

Synergy (1997, 30.03, AGA 6MB Demo)

Review by Glenn Lunder

"Synergy" opens splendidly, wih a very cool raytraced animation set to some pretty groovy music! The music is timed to the onscreen action, but not slavishly, more like it changes mood as the effects change. The palette is very well put together, making all effects look their best, from tunnels to bumpmaps. Another impressive instance is where a picture is brought out of focus. Other memorable bits include an animation of a shark in the sky...

The version reviewed is version 1.1, released 9.4-97.

Tested A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 16mb fast/3.1.

Reflexity (1998, 08.08, AGA ?MB File Demo)

Review by Glenn Lunder

Fast and smooth action are on offer in S7's impressive but short "Reflexity". It lasts for no longer than a minute and a half, but in that time delivers some striking images, especially perhaps the raytraced anim of a tree with sun reflecting off and through its leaves as it spins! On the other hand, we speculate that this is what is eating most of the diskspace =) Though we can appreciate the humor, we do feel some of the professional mood is destroyed by new funmember Anneke (a girlfriend of one of the makers, we assume?)'s BSE cow. Don't ask. JCS' fabulous fullscreen picture is "Spacegirls", which he won the graphics competition at the same party with.

The version reviewed was tagged *FINAL*, do not know what differences there are to the party version... The accompanying text files mention the demo has been tested on 030-50, 040-25 and 060-50, so it should be compatible with all accelerators.

Tested A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 16mb fast/3.1.