Re: Help with two GS games

[mauerj@aol.com (MauerJ)]

In article <3ccrl6$q5c@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu>, mcafee@umich.edu
(Sean Michael McAfee) writes:

>The other game I have a question about is "Defender of the Crown".  In
>particular, the jousting competition.  In at least a few dozen jousts,
I've
>only managed to win one, and I'm not sure how I did it.  The manual says
>to
>aim for the center of the opponent's shield and press the mouse button
>just
>before impact, which I've tried to do, but the lance is extremely
difficult
>to control.  Is there some secret to it, or is this aspect of the
gameplay
>just poorly-designed?
>
>And come to think of it, any pointers anyone could offer regarding the
>swordfighting part of the game would also be greatly appreciated.
>

The jousting in Defender Of The Crown takes some practice,and I recommend
playing with a character with a good jousting rating to play with for a
while. In general,you want to hit the shield towards the middle,but I
usually get 'em with a good shot to the lower right corner. The timing of
the mouse click is something you've also got to get settled into-just
watch how close the other guy is to gauge when to click (you should click
right before the screen changes to the side view again).

About the swordfighting scenes-I usually let the princesses rot. It's
pretty hard,and I usually have such little life left by the time I get to
the last guard it's hopeless. I use Robin in Sherwood Forest sometimes to
help me,but even those times are usually to no avail. I use the "wave the
mouse all over and click a whole bunch" swordfighting method-maybe that's
why I suck. Hmm.

Good luck,and kill a Norman for me!