The Dink Network

Adventures of ED the SCV - By Dan Walma
Grade D/C Standard
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Introduction: Dan's description for this DMOD was 'Take control of an SCV from StarCraft as he gets teleported to another dimension. Unfortunately, the Zerg have come along as well...' Basically, the DMOD is a StarCraft port to the Dink engine, and it's a fun little DMOD as well.

Storyline: As previously mentioned, you are 'Ed the SCV' as you're teleported into the Dink world, the Zerg are the enemy. I'm sure there is some difference to the StarCraft story, but no doubt there has not been much imagination behind the storyline, and the game seems to have been developed on the authors pure love for the original game, rather than developed for an audience. (6)

Gameplay: Actually a fairly fun game, dispite the lack of originality. There is however a very limited amount of gameplay, due to it being so repetitive. There are new gizmos everywhere littered throughout the game, but they aren't enough to save the DMOD from being a poor port to another platform. (7)

Graphics: There are a handful of new graphics included, and although not original and being from the StarCraft series, they serve their purpose well enough to make the game playable. The graphics however are very limited in detail, and are also extremely small at that. (7.5)

Audio: The actual music wasn't too bad, but was nothing extraordinary. It did however suite the purpose once again, and did not distract the overall game's gameplay. (7)

Conclusion: A fun game to play, providing you have the few spare minutes. There has been some work by the author to make this virtually bug-free, and of course to port the game from one engine to another, but if you're not a hardcore StarCraft fan, you may not find this interesting at all. A fair and just 6.9

This one just don't do anything for me. I was never into Starcraft so I guess that's why.

Graphics: Yes there are new ones, little robot things. Which while I can appreciate the time it took to adjust them for the Dink Engine, they just didn't do anything for me.

7 out of 10.

Map: Average map work. Strange with grass and hills and the robots. Didn't click for me.
7 out of 10.

Gameplay: Too much repetition in what you had to do.
7 out of 10.

Sounds and Music: Suited the piece, but not to my taste.
8 out 10.

Overall: You will probably enjoy this if you are a fan of Starcraft. I'm not, and I didn't

7.3 out of 10

An enjoyable d-mod all around. It's been a while since I've played this one, but I remember it being a lot of fun, although short.

I found the "new" graphics and concept to be quite fun, though repetitive. This is pretty much just a cool shoot-em-up dmod.

If there's any reason to download this, it's just to get to the last boss. It's probably one of the most memorable of all Dink moments.

??????? All I can really say is this D-Mod is weird. you are a robot named Ed who is an SCV (what does that mean?) that has to rescue his friends. That is all I have to say before my ratings

Graphics 10.0
Plot 7.6
Storyline 7.6
MIDIs 6.7
Lasting Appeal ?.?
Overall 7.6

I woundn't recommend this D-Mod to many people. Only people that know what StarCraft is. (Hmmmm. Maybe that's why I don't like it much. What is StarCraft anyway?)

An alright game. Storyline was a bit far fetched. But the ending was realistic enough. And after you got something better than the electro-mine which was a pain, there were times when it was fun.

I really liked the idea of using the Starcraft graphics for a D-mod. The use of weapons is also creative.

Good:Fun idea, hilarious ending. Nice new graphics.

Bad:Simple and short.

Sincerely,
The Vault Dweller

Right, this a nice little game with plenty new graphics. The boss was really good fun and so were the weapons. Especially the rocket launcher.

I had one or two problems though.

1. It got really boring after a while, as all you could do was, shoot creatures, talk to someone, get another weapon, shoot again, talk again, get another weapon, etc....

2.The enemies were a bit harder than I thought they should be. Especially the little ones. They're near dang impossible to get rid of.

So altogether, I would say that if you like shooting things, and killing them, then this is the right game for you. However, if you don't like that kind of stuff as much, then this isn't the game for you. But, totally, this is a cool little game with neat graphics.

Overall: Funny Dmod whit new nice starcraft graphics, and good Story.
Cool weapons and music but should had some inprowements on it (the Music that is)
One negative ting is that there are a long way whit small change of enemys but the pluss that changes this is the boss.
Bugs: No bugs Found

Ed is stranded on Earth and has to get back to his own world.

All the animated graphics, as well as the weapons and the weapon-icons in the inventory are new and they look really good; although some are a bit small.
The storyline is rather thin and at first I had no clue what to do. I got very good in dodging, since I could not kill any enemie with just the 'fist' Ed uses. But once I got my hands on a projectile-weapon it turned out to be a fun game. It is a well worked out shoot 'm, blast 'm, kill 'm D-mod with nice mapping, cool graphics and really good music.
The one thing I did not like was the auto-save: if you level up but are killed, you start again with what the auto-save saved: and I want to define when and how many times I save.
The end was a bit dissapointing since the end-boss was too easy to kill and since the narrator tells you that Ed can't get out of the room so he will never return to his homeplanet.
But if you like weapons that blast,this is your D-mod!

This is a cool d-mod indeed. You are Ed, an SCV who has been stranded on a planet with a whole bunch of Zerg!! Generally the weapons are inventive, though can be irritating : Having to charge them up. The enemies seemed a bit hard as well, with the smaller ones being much tougher! Masses of new graphics make it a great game though, and I'm using some in my Rogue Trader d-mod. The general gameplay is VERY repetitive though, and if you don't like d-mods where you must wander around shooting things, this is probably not for you! The end boss is cool, though I can't see how it could kill anyone. It's just so easy!! But overall, a cool game, with only minor flaws. And an original concept : Which we all like to see!

Being both a Starcraft and a Dink smallwood fan, I decided to play this D-mod. In it you play an scv (Sorta like a builder, just in a robotic suit). The storyline is instantly forgettable, but hey, that doesn't really matter.
Strengths: Nice porting of graphics with nary a bug in sight. Excellent, if a little easy last boss. Good choice of weapons.
Weaknesses: No real developing plot, just blast blast blast, talk, get new weapon, blast blast etc.
If you are looking for a short saturday afternoon blast, or want to relive those old Starcraft memories, this is the d-mod for you!

A StarCraft based Dmod. certainly something different, but I thought it was a bit boring, well okay, the boss was fun, and so are the weapons (rocket launcher yeah baby!) Still, it left me bored after a while
GRAPHICS 7.8: Alright, all new kinds of enemies. Looking good too, just like the real Starcraft graphics.
SOUND 7.1: Average/good music. Energyful, that mught be just the right word for it.
GAMEPLAY 6.4: Notning new, and quite boring. Nice weapons though and the boss was fun fun fun.
LASTING APPEAL 5.0: I turned bored pretty quick. Also no reason to play it again after you finished it.
TOTAL: 6.3