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The Well 
Creator: DepthCharge 
Date reviewed: 11/9/99 

When you enter The Well, you will be blasted by the awesome background. The background is 
jaw-dropping, and a very good pick. It's awesome to watch the battles be waged over the large 
planet with the sun just coming around it. It gives quite a jee-whiz effect. 

However, there is more then just a great background backing this map up. This map, which seems 
to be a first try by depthcharge, it very, very cool. Everything is centered by a AI controlled 
gravwell and heavy cruiser. A ring of resources surround this area, making it very valuable. And of 
course, that heavy cruiser can be salvaged. It's quite a task, but being first to get the heavy cruiser 
can win the game. Expect intense battles around the cruiser. In fact, the gravwell that the map seems 
to be named for is largely ignored. 

The layout for this map is what really drags the score. Although the center is a very fun place to be, 
the area you start out at has rocks scattered in a random pattern, making resource collection very 
tricky, and annoying. It is crucial that you get a resource controller out quickly. You can expect a 
shortage in RUs during the games beginning, and this is made worse by the default 1000 RUs you 
get at the start. 

However, don't let this keep you away from this map. It is great 2 on 2s, and has some very rough 
combat over the center on it. If this is any indication, then i would expect some very nice maps from 
DepthCharge in the future. 

Layout - 60 
Fun Factor - 80 
Background - 95 
Originality - 85 
Overall - 75 

Uses 3D? - Some 
Has unbuildable units? - No 
Game pace - Fast to Medium 
Amount of resources - Low at first, then high near end-game. 

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