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Harboro, Lost In The Amazon, St. Jives
By Atlas Adventure
Commodore 64/128

 
Published in Zzap #76

Harboro, Lost In The Amazon, St. Jives

From Australian lovely Dorothy Millard comes this one-disk compilation containing three adventures. In Harboro you are a Special Inspector Frances who's been sent to Harboro, a small market town in England.

A murder has been committed and a suspect arrested. However, they are unable to convict because of a lack of evidence. It is the murder weapon that is missing.

The game begins after your entry into the local police station interview room. You are given a letter to enable you to obtain some money which you'll need on your quest. The first location finds you on the high street, eager to begin your search.

In Lost In The Amazon you are the lone survivor of an expedition to South America to find the Golden Condor. Your plane has crashed in the jungle and you are completely lost. You will need to hack your way through the jungle without dying of thirst, deal with the natives, cross the river and make your way to the flat-topped pyramid (isn't that a contradiction in terms?).

St Jines tells the tale of a mad scientist who is terrorising the village of St Jives. A spell must be cast to stop him taking over (what happened to the local bobby, then?). You have been summoned by the locals to help in this quest. You must find the ingredients for the spell, find your way into the castle and deal with the mad scientist before it's too late!

Overall, the quality of the adventures is, unfortunately, not very high. The design is a little shoddy. Illogical events spring up from nowhere now and again while the atmosphere is somewhat lacking. However, for the price, they still represent good value for money.