RF>         Good point.  In *those* cases, 3D is just a gimmick.
 EB>  
 EB> But the graphics in games like Pandemonium are very 
 EB> effective.  They've got the awesome 3D appearance with 
 EB> the simplicity of platform game controls.  I hope more 
 EB> games like that come out (like a new platform game from 
 EB> Apogee) because the 3D effects with the 2D controls 
 EB> works great.
        The only kinds of platform games I go for are the action-adventures, 
like Prince of Persia...
        I'm not sure Apogee would go for a platform game at this point.  
Indeed, they dropped the idea of making Duke Nukem Forever a platform game, 
due to public outrage and the fact that side-scrollers don't sell very well 
on the PC.
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