THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES : CLASSIC ADVENTURE Synergistic's last game before it was bought out by Sierra On-Line is a fun tongue-in-cheek adventure set in the wild west. Based on the campy TV sitcom of the same name, The Beverly Hillbillies the game's plot follows the first few episodes of the series. You play Jed Clampett, the good-natured old hillbilly who is contentedly living on his ranch, oblivious that his life was about to change forever. Soon after the game begins, we learn that two oil executives discover oil on Jed's land, making him an instant billionaire. It is then your job to help Jed, Granny, and the rest of his family move safely to Beverly Hills and start a new life. The game interface is similar to Warriors of Legend, Synergistic's last RPG, except the "World Builder" engine was vastly simplified to handle a point-and-click style of adventure. Puzzles are logical but none too special-- most are of the typical find-item-X-for-Y type, although there is a few that will elicit chuckles now and then. The game's writing and plot are competent, although obviously the designer had much less sense of humor than Al Lowe, or any character in the TV show for that matter. Overall, The Beverly Hillbillies is a thoroughly average adventure that is good for a few laughs.   I guess the cultural clash has always been a good material for making comedies. One of the ultimate culture clashes that appeared on T.V. was probably when the simple rural folks became rich and moved to the prestige neighborhood. That’s right, I’m talking about ”The Beverly Hillbillies”. You’ve probably heard of the sitcom that was really popular some four decades ago, but this game is based on the movie which came out in the early 90’s. You play the role of Jed, who needs to get something for dinner. Well as luck would have it, you hit gold (yes, you hit it, not strike it). Next you drive to the Beverly Hills, where people are just too eager to relieve you of all that money. If you watched the movie you’ll understand what I mean. Anyway, the graphics of this game are nice enough for 1993 and the music isn’t too bad (but very repetitive). For some odd reason in doesn’t play in DOSBox, but it plays fine if using VDMSound. The controls could have been improved. You can use both mouse and the keys (I suggest you move with the keys and click with the mouse). To exit the screen you need to find the place where the arrow turns into a cross of four arrows (sometimes you’ll have to bring Jeb close enough with the keys). The game isn’t your typical adventure. It doesn’t have a range of verbs you can click on. You only click on things you interact with (sometimes you won’t know what those things are) or drag an object over Jeb to use it. If you wish to talk to a person there’s no problem (you simply click on the person), but for other objects there’s no way of telling what you could even click on (so you’re basically on a pixel hunt). There are also quite a few sequences where you need to move around (like the maze of Beverly Hills, while looking for your house). Many times this reminds me more of a puzzle game, because you actually have puzzles to solve. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP Pentium 166MHz 32Mb for Windows £1 from each sale of this CD is donated to Charity! Cancer Research UK is the world's leading charity dedicated to research on the causes, treatment and prevention of cancer. £1 from every sale of this CD  goes direct to the CANCER RESARCH UK Charity. The Publishers of this CD promise to pay CANCER RESEARCH UK £1 per unit distributed. Item is a re-released title, supplied in a SEALED CD SLEEVE in Mint Condition - Artwork is for illustration only and may differ. All Trademarks Acknowledged.. Donation is made on a regular basis direct to Cancer-Research UK. Proof of payments are available by writing to: POBOX 583, SWINDON, SN2 3WB.