More Windows games should be available this holiday season, thanks to WinG (see ``WinG Addresses Windows' Weakness in Games,'' November BYTE, page 48), but DOS continues to thrive as a games platform. Keep an eye out for DOS games like Id Software's new version of Doom called Doom II Boom. Another hot new game for DOS is NHL Hockey '95 ($59.95). This game is seriously addictive. There's nothing like the feeling of weaving through a pair of defensemen, slipping a perfect pass to the wing, and slapping a winning shot just past the goalie's mitt.
If the rules get in the way, you can disable them, race offside, and pass across blue lines with impunity. Penalties and power plays, face-offs, brutal cross-checking--all the subtle intricacies and in-your-face brute strength
of hockey are part of the package. Excellent graphics and CD-quality sound enhance the action. You even get expert analysis from TV announcers, game highlights, instant replays, and complete stats.
NHL Hockey '95 (Electronic Arts, (415) 571-7171) lets you simulate an entire season, adopting any of the NHL teams and stars, right through to the Stanley Cup. And these guys even start the season on time.
Illustration: NHL Hockey '95 delivers realistic hockey action, and you don't have to worry about player lockouts or losing your teeth.
Flexible C++
Matthew Wilson
My approach to software engineering is far more pragmatic than it
is
theoretical--and no language better exemplifies this than C++.
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