Prodigy is yet another interesting idea which fails to translate itself into reality. As Solo, a synthetic humanoid creature locked into the labs of Wardlock, a mad scientist who aims to create a stable and complex form of artificial life, you must escape to your freedom while tending to the most advanced life form so far created by Wardlock: Nejo, an infant who needs to be fed and kept clean! You must then act as a sort of foster father to him, while looking for the four keys that will allow you to exit the complex together with Nejo. While doing this, you must avoid the Globewels and the Bloberites, nasty beings originated from Wardlock's previous attempts.
The novelty value of the curious setting soon wears off as you trundle along a nondescript isometric 3D landscape, jerkily moving your sketchily drawn character in what seems a domestic chore rather than a fight for freedom. Everything you do seems limited to replenishing your oxygen supply, feeding and cleaning Nejo and wandering around avoiding bizarre-looking shapes. There is very little substance for the player in Prodigy, on the presentation side as well as on the gameplay one. Boring and repetitive, Prodigy is a waste of a concept that should have been much better implemented.
1986 Electric Dreams (UK)
by Mevlut Dinc, Gary Thornton, Jonathan Dean and Brian Marshall
The idea is to escape from the planet of machines where the giant Wardlock machine sorcerer was able to create organic life. One of his creations decided to rebel, after receiving in his care a baby humanoid. Now is quest is to escape the enslaving Wardlock and his planet.
The game itself is very reminiscent of games such as Alien 8. The game plays in a Isometric 3D Graphic system with a graphic frame around it adding a bit of depth as also serving other purposes.
It's not a revolutionary game by any means, it's quite average in fact. None f it is particularly appealing or addictive enough to make it shine from other similar games, but it's an OK game, specially of lovers of the genre.
