- Platform: IBM PC Compatible
- Release Date: 1994
- Genre: Home
- Style: Development Tools
Game Description
Klik & Play is a program that lets you create your own games. There are a few games included that provide examples of what Klik & Play is capable of. The games provided are very simple shooters, puzzles, and traditional games, like slot machines and Reversi.Everything included in the package is enough to create hundreds of different games. Backgrounds, characters, and a variety of other images are provided. Add animations, sound effects, and explosions to the each item. Change colors and edit the characters. Each command is done with the click of the mouse. No computer knowledge is necessary to create games with Klik & Play.
If you want to you can import other files: music(General Midi), sound effects(.WAV), animations, scanned pictures, and graphics(.BMP, .PCX, .LBM, etc.).
~ Jonathan Sutyak, All Game Guide
Review: Overall
Klik & Play is an innovative game. Maybe it is not really a game but you can create and play games with it.At more than 200 pages the manual is enormous. A quick-start guide is provided to get you started. The complete manual won't be needed until you begin to create more complex games. For beginners it is best to use the guide to learn the basics of Klik & Play.
A lot of cool pictures come with the software; pirates, space vehicles, vegetation, buildings, and so much more. With the included materials the possible number of games that can be created is almost limitless. With the ability to add your own images the number of games that can be created does become infinite.
Games can be created for 1-4 players. They can be as simple as matching games or as complex as you want to make them. While you do not need to understand computer programming, it will certainly help if you plan on importing your own files.
The graphics are not ground breaking but the characters and backgrounds are all drawn well. Of course adding your own files will provide completely different graphics. The same can be said of the sounds. Enough above average sounds are included but adding your own will add a whole new dimension.
Klik & Play is for everyone who has ever been interested in making games. There are a lot of commands and a large manual but it is not too difficult to learn each command over a period of time.
~ Jonathan Sutyak, All Game Guide
Review: Enjoyment
Fun to create and ven more fun if you can create good games.~ Jonathan Sutyak, All Game Guide
Review: Graphics
Varies depending on what images are used in your games.~ Jonathan Sutyak, All Game Guide
Review: Sound
Depends on what sounds you select or add to the program.~ Jonathan Sutyak, All Game Guide
Review: Replay Value
You can create as much as you like.~ Jonathan Sutyak, All Game Guide
Review: Documentation
Good, but very long.~ Jonathan Sutyak, All Game Guide
Production Credits
Conceived and Programmed by: Francois Lionet, Yves Lamoureux; Graphic Artwork Created by: Michel Rho, Nick Harper, Estranges Libellules, Nicky Appleby, Lorraine Hall, Julia Boswell, Sarah Mayhew; Managed and Humanized by: Richard Vanner, Barney Skirvin, Alex Blagg, Derek Meakin, Michael Meakin, David Hirst; Manual Created by: Stephen Hill, Philip Chapman, Stevie Kennedy, Julian Marshall; Gamepak Created by: Barney Skirvin, Richard Gale, Lorraine Hall, Darren Ithell, Richard Vanner; Sound Samples Created by: Mel Croucher; Music Files Created by: Darren Ithell; Help File Created by: Adrian Worrall; MAXIS Producer: Michael Perry; Associate Producer: John Csicsery; Product Managers: Larry Lee, Beckie O'Brien; Testing Supervisor: Alan Barton; Lead Tester: Marc Meyer; Lead Tech: Aaron Shephard; Manual Production Director: Vera Jaye; Layout: Sharyn Luka, David Caggiano, Amy Melker; Editing: Debra Larson
~ Jonathan Sutyak, All Game Guide
