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	Title: (WHAT'S IN STORE: SOFTWARE REVIEWS) Suspended
	Author: James Delson
	Source: Family Computing, v2(6)
	Date: June 1984
	Transcription by Steve Derby
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HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS: Apple II/II
plus/lIe, 48K (disk). Also for Atari.
Commodore, and IBM.<br>
MANUFACTURER: Infocom<br>
PRICE: S49.95

*Suspended* is more than just another
text-only adventure. It's a complex
jigsaw puzzle of riddles and clues, a
time and motion test to see if you
can accomplish certain tasks within
a time limit. Above all, it's different.
You're a brainy individual who has
been cryogenically frozen. Your gray
matter lives and functions while the
rest of you is in a state of suspended
animation. You must operate a series
of computers — six highly specialized
robots — that sustain human
life on the planet by manipulating
weather and ensuring the smooth
functioning of a central computer
complex.

Sound like science fiction? It is.
and while you're playing you may
feel as if you're about to overload
your own circuits. You have to keep
track of your robots, moving them
around a complex of chambers, acid-dripping
corridors, and other nooks
and crannies of a giant scientific
center. Instructed properly, your
helpers can save civilization and restore
the planet to normalcy.

It's a task that takes a lot of practice
by players over 12 years old.
Don't be surprised if you fail miserably
the first few times you try it.
You'll probably have to explore
through trial and error. Even if you
do blow it, you'll still have fun —
thanks to the good sense of humor,
as well as a map and playing pieces
provided by Infocom inside the colorful
package.