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Re: Turn-by-turn VS arcade mode

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From: Raille
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:00
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I have played the arcade/real time.
The realtime is great, but makesure you have a good processor.
The RT is also harder to win against.  Takes  practice.
Lee Friend wrote in message <36063...@newsread1.dircon.co.uk>...
>Hi all,
>
>I'm sorry to say I had Apocalypse for over a year now, and still haven't
had
>real time to play it as much as UFO or Laser Squad in the past.
>
>My friend tell me that playing Apocalypse in arcade mode is better than
turn
>by turn.  Is that true?  Any one have ideas?
>
>I always like turn by turn Xcom type games, but is the arcade play better?
>
>Lee
>100% ZX Spectrum Ed
>http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/pascoe/633/
>
>
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Subject: Re: Turn-by-turn VS arcade mode
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