Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space Companion [Paperback]

Fritz Bronner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1993

Buzz Aldrin's Race Into Space is a computer simulation adventure game from Interplay Productions. It recreates US and Soviet space missions using digitized footage from lift-offs, space walks, lunar landings and splashdowns. This is a very complicated game, requiring the player, who acts as a Space Director and manages a space programme, to manipulate and manage numerous variables. Written by the game's creator, this work, the only official Interplay edition, provides players with all the information they need to win the game. The first half focuses on the history of worldwide space exploration from 3000 BC to the present, and contains a thorough chronology of the real Space Age and descriptions of spacecraft and rockets. The second half shows readers how to win the game. The author reveals all the hidden tricks and traps, and shows how to successfully navigate through the game.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media; Official Interplay ed edition (March 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0078819385
• ISBN-13: 978-0078819384
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,649,606 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Be VERY careful when ordering this!, September 22, 2005

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John C. Hornbostel "triggercut" (Northern VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space Companion (Paperback)

At least two of the vendors alleging to offer this title are actually offering nothing more than the instruction manual that shipped originally with the game.

Very shoddy work by these vendors for not comparing the visible specs on this page, the ISBN number, and dimensions and number of pages in the actual book.

4.0 out of 5 stars A general guide to the game, May 1, 2007

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Leon Baradat "Homebrewer" (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space Companion (Paperback)

Make sure you're buying the "Buzz Aldrin's Race Into Space Companion" and not the game manual.

The Companion is divided into two parts. The first, slightly longer, section is a history of the Space Race, including information about proposals that never made it (such as the X-20) and how they fit into the game, if applicable. The second part gives installation instructions (no longer useful), information about how to play the game, and, finally, pointers on how to play it well. It also gives a history of how BARIS came about, from Fritz's first ideas about writing a space board game to the release of the CD version.

If you're hoping for 400 pages of expert suggestions on how to beat your opponent, you'll be disappointed. But if you're looking for a book that gives a general view of the game, including historical background, game info, pointers, and that otherwise rounds out your understanding of the game, this is the book for you. If you are just looking for pointers, you might be better served by reading the tips available at [...]