Amstrad Action


Inheritance

 
Published in Amstrad Action #12

Inheritance

This is another product that really stands out for originality, both in presentation and gameplay. It's a three-part quest, the goal of which is to inherit your Aunt's fortune by winning one million dollars in one night at Las Vegas.

In the first part of the game, you have to get down from your 17th floor hotel room, avoiding various people that you owe money or possessions to. The second part takes you to the airport where you have to get the flight to Las Vegas and in the third part you have to play the various games to make your million. The two latter parts are accessed by codes obtained by completing the previous stages.

In the hotel room there are a number of objects that you need to collect to help you get out of the hotel. You can get down the 17 floors using the lift and the stairs, but the inhabitants will get in your way as much as possible. They appear on screen, drawn in cartoon style and with animated mouths, delaying your progress until you give them money or the correct object.

Many of the inhabitants always require the same object, so with repeated games you can find out how to get rid of them quickly. Once again, Inheritance should have a wide appeal since it's unlike any other game I've seen on the Amstrad. Watch out for full reviews of the English versions of the game and in the meantime admire the screen shots of the superb graphics that feature in these games.

Bob Wade