Defender of the Crown - Press Reception
Defender of the Crown
CU Amiga
92%
“Graphically, this game is simply stunning. The detail and quality of the artwork surpasses anything we have yet seen on a home computer. Jim Sachs has produced work of professional quality - painterly, detailed, cinematic.”
Defender of the Crown
ACE
940/1000
“The benchmark for Amiga game graphics. Every screen is a work of art in its own right. If this is what the Amiga can do, the machine's future is assured.”
Defender of the Crown
Zero
93%
“A landmark. The game that proves software can be art. Cinemaware have shown what is possible when ambition matches talent. Defender of the Crown is the finest-looking game ever released.”
Wings - Press Reception
Wings
Amiga Power
Game of the Year 1990
“Wings achieves something no other game has managed - it makes you feel the weight of history. The diary entries, the fallen comrades, the creeping attrition of war. This is not just a game. It is an experience.”
Wings
CU Amiga
94%
“The finest example of interactive storytelling on the Amiga. Cinemaware's WWI epic blends flight action, strategy, and narrative with a skill that puts most 'serious' adventure games to shame.”
Wings
ACE
920/1000
“Emotional, thoughtful, and technically impressive. Wings is Cinemaware's most complete achievement - every element in service of a unified, affecting vision.”
It Came from the Desert - Press Reception
It Came from the Desert
Amiga Power
91%
“Doug Sharp has built a real town, with real people and real schedules. The giant ants are terrifying. The narrative branches are extraordinary. It Came from the Desert is the most ambitious Amiga game yet made.”
It Came from the Desert
CU Amiga
92%
“An interactive B-movie that surpasses its source material in tension and sophistication. The real-time town structure, the timed events, the multiple endings - this is game design of the highest order.”
It Came from the Desert
Zero
90%
“A triumph of design and atmosphere. The 1950s setting is lovingly realised, the writing is sharp, and the ant sequences are genuinely frightening. Cinemaware's most innovative game.”
Rocket Ranger - Press Reception
Rocket Ranger
Amiga Power
88%
“Bob Lindstrom's soundtrack is extraordinary - four channels of Amiga audio delivering something genuinely orchestral. Paired with the pulp sci-fi visuals, Rocket Ranger is Cinemaware's most purely enjoyable production.”
Rocket Ranger
CU Amiga
89%
“A love letter to 1940s pulp adventure and the best use of MOD audio we've heard in a game. Cinemaware's consistent quality across disciplines - art, music, design - is remarkable.”