Braldt's Thoughts:
Click here for more reviews by Braldt | Captain's Choice is a nice black and white interactive comic book. The first page is the data log with all kinds of information about your mission, your spacecraft etc. When you make decisions, you'd better remember all the technical data, because going into warp with less than 80% power reserves is a choice you'd better not make. You are the captain of a starship, which is captured by a cat-like alien race. The first quest is to flee from the alien ship and warn Earth's defences. If you succeed in that, you can assist in Earth's defence, and if you are lucky, you will reach page 140 with the appealing message: "Well done! You have saved Earth almost single-handed. You are a hero, a true Starblazer." What more can an armchair adventurer want?
I found the story simplistic, but nice; it must appeal to kids 8-16. Sometimes, logic is absent (cat-like people who breathe methane??), but that can also be forgiven. I have one big complaint about the comic. The branching is not optimal. It can happen that in frame 9 (on page 8) you get the option to go to frame 10, 11, 12 (on page 8 and 9). Since you see already that in frame 10 and 11 the captain is shot by the alien... what option would you choose?
A great book to have if you like sci-fi comics and want to have a collectable item. Do not expect to be truly entertained if you are an adult reader. |
