| Review: | A being from the fourth dimension has invaded the peaceful little town
of Tamoret, and let loose a plague of zombies, werewolves and the like.
A lengthy game for its era, with a day/night cycle and several
distinct sections leading up to a climax in a stylized hyperspace.
Has a few nice tough puzzles that take advantage of the few things that
AGT circa 1988 handles well (such as characters that follow you). Also
has bugs, illogical puzzles, very obscure riddles, some nonstandard
syntax ("go to [item]" is required in several places), several mazelike
areas, and a truly annoying scene where a vampire pops up and must be
re-subdued every couple of turns. Could have been a nice game.
The copy of the AGT runtime provided in the zip file seems to have a
problem with saved games - when restoring, you have to specify the
full filename ("foo.$av" rather than just "foo").
Rating: ***
Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (30 Jun 2000)
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