Eye of The Storm Download (1993 Simulation Game)

It is 2124, and alien life has been found in our own solar system. The location of this life is just as surprising as its existence; There is a whole ecosystem living within the incredibly hostile atmosphere of the gas giant, Jupiter.

When these findings became public, and the hostile nature of some of the creatures became known, the 'eye' of Jupiter was declared a frontier zone. Of course, it wasn't long before someone thought of a great way to make money out of our new neighbours and the first Hunters were dispatched from earth. Now TVs across the globe display nightly broadcasts of Hunters engaged in blood-thirsty combat with the inhabitants of Jupiter. Does no-one care that these new life-forms are being wiped out in the name of mass entertainment?

Well, I.C.E. care. The Interstellar Conservation Executive has sent you, its newest recruit, off to Jupiter to study and document all the lifeforms you can find. You make money not by killing them, but by filming their actions. You can then use this money to upgrade your ship's engines and descend lower into Jupiter's atmosphere, to discover even weirder creatures. You'll also find people who want you to collect rare objects for them (also in exchange for cash), you'll find strange alien artefacts that may or may not help you in your quest and you'll probably have to engage in a few fights with the Hunters. It's a little sick, but these images will be broadcast to the audiences back home, too, so you'll make more money from that. Still, better to kill an evil Hunter from earth than a peaceful space whale from Jupiter, right?

Eye of The Storm is a solid space simulation that offers fast action and several HUD innovations. Similar to countless games of this ilk, Eye of The Storm casts you as captain of a spaceship, where you must fulfill various missions. It's all been said and done many times before, but what makes Eye of The Storm much better than average is the very smooth, fast polygonal 3D graphics that is much more advanced than most space opera games of the time. Ship handling is excellent, and in contrast to pure space action games such as Wing Commander series, you'll really feel that you are fighting in space. Stars recede from you at appropriate speed, and objects have appropriate sizes and behavior. There is a lot of enemy ships to fight against, although unfortunately their design is somewhat lackluster. Similar to Elite games, you can upgrade your ship, buy equipment, and buy or sell cargo. Most ship enhancements come in the form of "pods," e.g. salvage pods, fuel pods, that you can attach to your ship. The action is typically very fast and furious, as you'll be swamped with dozens of enemy ships to contend with in almost every mission. One of the game's highlights is the excellent HUD, which not only shows the targeting cursor, but also the position of your ship relative to the target, as well as the excellent radar screen.

My only major complaint with the game is that the background is way too red-- sometimes it's difficult to make out other ships, especially blips on the radar that are similar to red. While Eye of The Storm won't take the crown away from Elite or Wing Commander, it's a fun space simulation that deserve a closer look, especially since it's one of the first games produced by Jason Kingsley, who would later go on to greater fame with another space simulation: I War (Independence War in the US).

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