Night
Trap is the first of an announced line of interactive video composed
of footage of real actors. Although gameplay is very limited, Night
Trap is a marvel to watch.
Some mysterious disappearances have been reported in and around the
Martin estate. Your assignment is to uncover the shroud of mystery
blanketing the Martin household while protecting six girls who were
invited to the mansion. View the action via surveillance cameras set up
within eight locations around the mansion. Traps are cleverly installed in
the house. Activate them whenever vampire-like creatures called augs
venture near a trap or threatens a guest. Traps are activated by a colored
access code which any of the Martins can change at any time, so it's
important to monitor their conversations. The game concludes when 1) a
girl dies; 2) the number of uncaptured augs gets out of hand, or 3) most
of the augs and all of the Martins have been captured.
The game is a breakthrough into the next level of videogaming, but I
see room for improvement. Simultaneous action is occurring in several
rooms at any given time, but all of the video is grainy or slightly
blurred. There are also various endings to the game and many different
death scenes for the augs. During the first few games, listen to the
characters to reveal the Martin's intentions. In order to complete your
mission, you must know where to be and when.
The
audio is about as good as it can be, with clear voices and even a full
soundtrack. The game's downfall is the game itself. Just flip camera views
around and click open traps. That's all there is to it. If you wan to see
the capabilities of the new Sega CD-ROM, check out Night Trap -
consider, however, that your mission can be completed in just a half hour.
I'm sure more impressive full-motion games are just around the corner.
TIP: The clock counter commences right after the title screen. SKIP
THE INTRODUCTION! or you will miss 10 augs right from the start. The first
augs appear in hall 1, just 12 seconds into the game.
Time
|
Room
|
Augs
|
:05 |
Hallway 1 |
1 |
:25 |
Living Room |
2 |
:33 |
Bedroom |
1 |
:38 |
Bathroom |
1 |
:48 |
Bathroom |
1 |
1:00:00 |
Living Room |
1 |
1:22:00 |
Kitchen |
1 |
1:34:00 |
Entry Way |
1 |
2:50:00 |
Entry Way |
2 |
3:10:00 |
Hallway 1 |
1 |
3:20:00 |
Bedroom |
1 |
3:29:00 |
Living Room |
1 |
3:40:00 |
Hallway 1 |
2 |
3:45:00 |
Driveway |
1 |
4:01:00 |
Hallway 2 |
1 |
4:20:00 |
Bathroom |
1 |
4:38:00 |
Bedroom |
1 |
4:53:00 |
Living Room |
1 |
5:02:00 |
Living Room |
1 |
5:25:00 |
Bedroom |
1 |
5:35:00 |
Driveway |
1 |
5:40:00 |
Entry Way (Code Change) |
|
5:45:00 |
Living Room |
1 |
6:08:00 |
Hallway 1 |
1 |
6:18:00 |
Hallway 2 |
2 |
6:49:00 |
Hallway 2 |
2 |
7:05:00 |
Kitchen |
1 |
7:17:00 |
Bedroom |
2 |
7:40:00 |
Driveway |
1 |
7:48:00 |
Hallway 1 |
2 |
8:02:00 |
Bedroom |
1 |
8:10:00 |
Hallway 2 |
2 |
8:25:00 |
Hallway 1 |
1 |
8:35:00 |
Bedroom |
2 |
9:00:00 |
Living Room (Code Change) |
|
9:10:00 |
Living Room |
1 |
9:20:00 |
Entry Way |
1 |
10:45:00 |
Hallway 2 |
1 |
10:55:00 |
Driveway |
1 |
11:00:00 |
Driveway |
1 |
11:29:00 |
Hallway 1 |
1 |
12:03:00 |
Living Room |
1 |
12:37:00 |
Bathroom |
1 |
13:10:00 |
Hallway 1 |
1 |
13:27:00 |
Entry Way (Code Change) |
|
13:55:00 |
Living Room |
2 |
14:13:00 |
Living Room (Code Change) |
|
14:40:00 |
Hallway 2 |
2 |
15:00:00 |
Entry Way |
2 |
15:15:00 |
DO NOT TRAP |
|
16:25:00 |
Driveway |
1 |
16:35:00 |
Hallway 2 |
2 |
16:43:00 |
Living Room |
1 |
16:54:00 |
Hallway 1 |
1 |
17:10:00 |
Bedroom |
1 |
17:25:00 |
Living Room |
1 |
17:35:00 |
Hallway 2 |
1 |
17:48:00 |
Living Room |
1 |
17:54:00 |
Bathroom |
1 |
18:00:00 |
Hallway 2 |
2 |
18:10:00 |
Driveway |
1 |
18:25:00 |
Entry Way |
2 |
18:33:00 |
Living Room |
1 |
19:00:00 |
Hallway 1 |
1 |
|
WAIT FOR 2ND GAUGE |
|
19:20:00 |
Living Room |
2 |
19:50:00 |
Entry Way |
1 |
20:10:00 |
Living Room |
2 |
21:14:00 |
Bedroom |
2 |
21:30:00 |
Driveway |
1 |
21:40:00 |
Kitchen |
1 |
21:50:00 |
Hallway 2 |
2 |
22:05:00 |
Bedroom |
2 |
22:23:00 |
Hallway 1 |
2 |
23:03:00 |
Hallway 2 |
1 |
23:15:00 |
Hallway 1 |
1 |
23:30:00 |
Living Room |
1 |
23:50:00 |
Driveway |
1 |
24:00:00 |
Living Room |
1 |
24:15:00 |
Living Room |
1 |
24:25:00 |
Hallway 1 |
1 |
24:30:00 |
Bedroom |
1 |
24:50:00 |
Bathroom |
1 |
25:08:00 |
Hallway 2 |
1 |
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