Superspy

Trapped! You quickly catch your balance at the edge of a high cliff. If that low-hanging tree limb hadn't slowed you down, you might not have been able to stop yourself from plunging over the edge. It doesn't take long for you to recover, though, and the sounds of shouts and dogs barking are growing louder. Your mind races as you anticipate your next move. Of course, you would know exactly what to do if you hadn't lost your gun during that encounter with the Hulaan tribe. "But where did the dogs come from?" you ask yourself. You quickly dismiss the question as being a trifle insignificant, considering your present predicament. It doesn't even seem strange to you that you seem to have left the jungle atmosphere and are now on the edge of a pine forest.

A sharp sound comes from behind you! As you turn to face your foe, your foot slips on a patch of dry pine needles. For an instant you feel weightless, suspended, out of focus. Then you realize you've run out of real estate. You begin a dizzy freefall through the clear mountain air. As you tumble through space, you catch a glimpse of the ground far below. Strangely enough, what appeared to be a small river just a few moments ago now looks like an ocean. You are thankful for the onrush of darkness that sweeps through your mind as your body's defenses take over. You black out.

The blackness goes on and on. Finally, you see a small speck of light in the far distance. It is getting bigger and brighter. Wait a minute! You are moving toward the light. Or is it moving toward you? The light soon surrounds you, and you realize you are in the middle of an endless desert. The sun is high in the hot, white sky. There is a slight burning sensation

in your feet.

You look down and discover that your shoes are missing. A sudden, loud noise explodes out of nowhere, scattering your thoughts like confetti. Your eyes are open and you are sitting in a tangle of sheets on someone's bed. As you regain your senses, you realize you are in your room in a Swiss chalet. Was it all a dream? It seemed so real! You remember the wild

party at the ambassador's home the night before, and that brings back memories of your most recent mission. You are alone, so apparently the French double agent you met last night had an "early flight."

Now you begin to feel that familiar tension building inside you. It always hits just before your boss, the director of the Secret Service, contacts you. Then you relax and laugh out loud. After all, you took special care to make sure there were no telephones in your room. "What woke me?" you wonder. You decide the feeling is irrational, perhaps just a remnant

of that wild dream. You get up, determined to make the most of your day. Certainly you can't hide from your own employer forever.

That is the scenario. You will have to determine your objective by playing. It shouldn't be too difficult to figure out, though, once you have started the game. Superspy is a 32K text Adventure that uses two-word command entries.