IT MAY BE A FIRST FOR VIDEO games: In place of an "attack" command, a strange new entry lets players take the "cower in fear" route. But such lessthan-heroic actions are the key to Disaster Report, an action simulation in which you find yourself in the immediate aftermath of an urban earthquake.

The game is unlike any other title we've played-sort of a Resident Evil with the zombies replaced by intense seismic activity. And in addition to the action, there are plenty of puzzles, most of which can be solved by a logical examination of the environment rather than wasting time on the frustratingly arbitrary solutions that plague so many bad adventure games.

The whole lotta shakin' (your controllers vibration mechanism is in for a real workout) is tied together by some striking visuals. The cityscape is huge, detailed, and anything but static-- at any moment, the ground beneath your feet can erupt.

Long on innovation, the game is unfortunately quite short in playing time. We made it through in less than five hours, though there are multiple paths that lead to seven different endings. But even with such abbreviated action, Disaster Report is something of a welcome anomaly-a tense, gripping game whose goal is to avoid the shedding of blood. If more titles were to follow this trend, that would be earth-shattering indeed. B -Erik Wolpaw

Publications on the Game:

1. Gorgeous vs. Homely: Which Survival Game Wins? Charles Herold. New York Times (Late Edition (East Coast)). New York, N.Y.: Apr 17, 2003. p. G.9

2. Rubble rouser Erik Wolpaw. Entertainment Weekly. New York: Mar 7, 2003. p. 79

3. Personal Tech: RATING THE GAMES; [Home Edition] TROY OXFORD. The Atlanta Journal - Constitution. Atlanta, Ga.: Mar 2, 2003. p. Q.7

4. Disaster Report (PS2) Electronic Gaming Monthly. Lombard: Mar 1, 2003. p. 116

5. Disaster Report Considering I live in an area of the country that's ready to fall into the ocean at any given moment, a game like Disaster Report is perhaps a bit more relevant to me than to most people. Sam Kennedy. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine. Lombard: Feb 1, 2003. p. 98

6. Disaster Report (PS2) ; The word "survival" takes on new meaning in Disaster Report's ultra- realistic setting. Electronic Gaming Monthly. Lombard: Nov 1, 2002. p. 102

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