## Description
_Chernyj Voron_ \- roughly translated as Black Raven – is a real-time
strategy game that tries to mimic a notable Blizzard hit as far as an 8-bit
system allows.
The game starts with a twelve minute long intro that takes up an entire
floppy-disk. The intro features short pre-rendered 3D animations that were
created in 3DS Max or a similar program and then converted to Z Spectrum.
The gameplay is very close to _Warcraft_ \- it’s classical strategy game where
the player needs to build and expand the base, gather resources, recruit
soldiers, wage battles and fulfill different missions objectives.
There are two types of resources: wood and gold, collected from their
respective sources on the game map. Units can be selected and grouped
together, & the combat is also in real-time, with many different characters
and magical spells. The game also displays the fog of war – & there’s a map
and a save feature.
_Chernyj Voron_ uses a black and white monochrome mode with color interface
bar that allows for smaller and more accurate sprites.