Ever want a second chance at living your life? Wonder how things may have turned out if you made some different choices? Currious how your life may turn out in the future? Then you may want to try out this game online,,,a remake of the old Activision game Alter Ego.

http://www.theblackforge.net

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Alter Ego is a game that is unlike just about anything else for it's time. No shooting aliens or jumping over things. The game is pretty much all text (With some better gaphical icons in this new version.)

Text? Boring! Well…not really…the game can be quite interesting, as you are presented with situations you would normaly encounter thru your life. In fact if I remember right I think physcologists either helped with the design or had some say on it about the situations.

The game presents you with various situations thru your whole life you can pick in any order for your age at the time. You select the answer you would give from a multiple choice list. The situations can be a bit comical (mom neading help in the kitchen, but you ignore her to watch your super-duck cartoons. Throwing parties when your are a teenager and the folks are away), or it can be quite serrious… (A stranger offers to give you a ride,,.).

You could die at any time depending on the answers. It could be a freak accident. (Being hit by a fly ball at a baseball game), or thru stupidity (You take that ride with the stranger in the car). I died once by pushing my luck in a row boat when I was an old man having chest pains.

The questions cover just about every aspect of your life.. Social, Emotional, Intellectual, Family, Physical, Vocational…etc. Scores go up or down in categorys depending on your answers. You have scores for calmness, confidence, expressiveness, gentleness, happiness, thoughtfullness, trustworthyness… also keeps track of money, your income per turn (if you have a job), thoughtless spending… (Yep…you can have low income but you are still going to waste your money on the super computer, and awesome stereo system, aren't you?) ;)

When I say this game covers your whole life…I am not kidding. It goes from moments before you are born to the grave (whenever that will be).

You can date other people, change jobs, go to college… or maybe stealing in your youth has shattered your chances a bit trying to get ahead, throwing wild parties, backstabing friends to get ahead in situations, being caught in lies…

You can play as Male or Female so the questions can suit you better. Long before games like The Sims, Alter Ego was totallty different. Best of all, you can go back and play again and see how your life would be if you were a really nasty person, lived like a saint, etc. As for me…I am avoiding row-boats in my future. ;)