Home Computing Weekly
17th January 1984
Author: P.W.
Publisher: Softek
Machine: Oric 48K
Published in Home Computing Weekly #45
Climb up and down ladders to avoid the baddies. In this case they are an unpleasant collection of werewolves, ghosts and vampires.
You are a fearless friar out to sanctify the castle homes of these poor creatures. To do this you must flood the floor of the castle with daylight to kill ghosts and vampires or shoot werewolves with a silver bullet.
It's not quite as simple as that, though, and the action can be quite frantic.
Excellent use of Oric's colour, graphics and sound combine with some nice animation to produce a good game.I like the facility provided which allows continuous practice without losing your lives. However in this mode you will not be able to enter the hall of fame.
The standard Oric cursor keys are used for control. I find them quite adequate, and wonder why more companies don't standardise on this method.
Dracula's Revenge is, in summary, one of the better games around for the Oric and should certainly find favour with the games player - providing he is not frightened of the dark.
