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Wearing the Claw

Author:Paul O'Brian
Genre:Fantasy
Released:1996
Review:

A short fantasy with a theme of illusion and an interesting substitute for a scoring system. Your town is subject to a curse that is turning people, bit by bit, into animals. The closer you come to meeting the demands of the wizard responsible, the more your wolf's paw turns back into a hand. (Of course, you don't really wind up appeasing an evil wizard, but I'll spare you the plot twists.) Sparse and linear, but with good detail and a couple of well-done magic items. If there were more to it, it would be one of the finest of its type. Features a hint menu.

Rating: ****

Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (30 Jun 2000)

Competitions/
Awards:
8th place, rec.arts.int-fiction competition 1996
Play Online:Play it at ifiction.org: version: 2, as entered in 1996 competition
Play it at ifiction.org: version: 3
Related Links:SPAG reviews
Downloads:
claw.z5 (124.00 KB)
Z-code 5 executable (version: 2, as entered in 1996 competition)
claw.z5 (127.00 KB)
Z-code 5 executable (version: 3, latest version)


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