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34: 208:#122 by Patricia Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. Lesser felt the game "combines both the excitement and danger of a menu-driven fantasy role-playing game with the flexibility and thought-provoking requirements of a text-adventure game." The game was revisited in 202:"a well-planned product with several interesting features not previously implemented in a fantasy game. Most fantasy gamers will want to take a look". The game was reviewed in 1987 in 192:
called the game "of only moderate interest" and described its graphics, quests, and puzzles as mediocre, but stated that the game might be suitable for a beginner to computer RPGs.
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is a game in which is the player must complete seven different quests, exploring over 30 dungeon levels, and adventurers can go to several cities, shops, and wilderness areas.
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is enjoyable (despite the mediocre graphics), and you’ll immerse yourself in its secrets for many, many hours."
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Developer(s)
Strategic Simulations
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)
Platform(s)
Apple II
Commodore 64
MSX2
PC-88
PC-98
Sharp X1
X68000
Genre(s)
Role-playing
Single-player
role-playing video game
Strategic Simulations
Apple II
Commodore 64
Computer Gaming World
COMPUTE!
Dragon
Family Computing


Dragon
"Opening the Gold Box, Part 3: From Tabletop to Desktop"
"Realms of Darkness"
"Scorpia's Magic Scroll Of Games"

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