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Article: Blade Runner. (Westwood Studios)(Games) (Software Review)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)

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March 1, 1998
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  Westwood Studios 
  2400 N. Tenaya Way 
  Las Vegas, NV 89128 
  702-228-4040 
  Fax: 702-228-3939 
  www.westwood.com 
  System: Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 
  Mfr. Est. Price: $54.99

Branding discs with the titles of hit films has long been a favorite gambit of CD-ROM game producers. Usually, the result is a flat digital imitation of a celluloid laser gun fight. Westwood Studios' Blade Runner happily breaks that mold, delivering an interactive adventure that truly captures the mood and spirit of its cinematic predecessor.

Based on the 1982 Ridley Scott film, the game Blade Runner is even more faithful to the original Philip K. Dick story, "Do ...

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