Amiga Computing - Commodore Is Awesome

you'll like it... but not a lot...
Magic (sorry, magick) plays a huge part in the
game and you'll hove to put some effort into
learning its ways. First of all you will need Kona.
Each adventurer has a different amount and it is
a good indication of their overall spelicasting
skills. Then, as they say, practice makes perfect
and before you can go off casting your
Choose your team
mates carefully
Check your possessions on
the inventory screen
aromatically. You start your travels in a dingy
dungeon (surprise) and your task is to prevent
Dragoth's minions creating the Zo gate that will
allow him to enter Skulikeep (eh?). First of all you
will hove to check out the Cryochambers. In
each one there is a potential Champion someone
you can select to be on your team. Each
hos particular strengths and weaknesses
ond you will need to choose carefully because
you are stuck with them for the rest of the
adventure.
Setting off along the dimly lit corridors, you
must look carefully for anything that may help
you on your travels. There are the usual problems
to solve like finding a key to get through doors.
You also need to collect and more importantly
read, scrolls which impart vital clues. When you
find your way out of there, watch out because
no sooner you have set off then you are
attacked by hideous monsters which you'll have
Graphics are rather basic but do
conjure the environment well
large spells. you need to practice their weaker
forms.
Magick Maps are also available and lets wizards
and priests check out their surrounding environments.
A basic map shows stationary objects
but the more advanced can show hostile creatures
or mana-laden Items,
It takes a while to navigate
around your setting
Wooh, a spooky
dungeon setting
to destroy. Don't fear, though, if one of your
characters gets destroyed because you can
always bring them back to life In the resurrection
alter but use with caution because every time
you do this, the Champion will be weaker than
before.
And that's just a small slice of the game. There
Es absolutely tons to it and will keep the most
hardened of adventurers happy for a good
while. On top of this, you also have your magic
spells to cast and the many monsters to deal with
which, incidentally, are different from last time
in that you con employ tactics, particularly of the
running away kind (my own favourite when
dealing with such foes)
The final word
I must admit, the game did pleasantly
surprise me and it wasn't as bland as
I'd at first feared. Thrill seekers won't
find the ultimate adrenaline rush here
but a bit of patience pays dividends
and you do feel well rewarded for your
troubles. Some of the battles can be a
bit tedious but you can run away
should you wont to.
The graphics have kept the original
style but this does leave it all looking
rather dated and some of the monsters
are quite laughable. Saying that.
though, the improved atmospherics do
something to increase realism (1'm not
sure what exactly, because no matter
Thrill seekers
won't find the
ultimate
adrenaline
rush here but a
bit of patience
pays dividends
and you do
feel well
rewarded for
your troubles.,
Collect ables
The Scroll - this can provide
hints and instructions for
spells
Keys - hidden in all cunning
places, the key is needed to
get beyond the doors
Weapons - extra arms can
be picked up and can be
used later on the tougher
foes
Coins - money makes the
world go round so the more
you can get, the better
how hard I try I can't convince myself
that I'm a muscle-bound warrior called
forham). Sounds and graphics work
well in portraying the surreal world and
the overall look is effective.
The game is rather more expensive
than usual so you may want to take this
into account. Put is this way if you're
a fan of the genre and have waited for
this for a long lime then you won't be
disappointed, but on the other hand, if
you're little more than a casual admirer,
then think carefully - it's not a modern
game, it takes patience and
appears quite dated. All the same, it's
nice to see an old concept revived.