ZX Computing


Magic Mountain
By Phipps Associates
Spectrum 48K

 
Published in ZX Computing #9

Magic Mountain

Magic Mountain is the first of three adventure games reviewed this month. Phipps Associates have a tradition of producing good adventures, and this seems to be no exception.

The Magic Mountain holds the ancient Scroll of Wisdom - a powerful document, much prized by the sorcerers. You must find it and survive to tell the tale!

I have been fortunate to see the solution to this adventure, which reveals the relative complexity and intrigue which surrounds the game. Phipps Associates have incorporated a split screen display with graphics in the upper half, and text in the lower. This improves the enjoyment of the game no end, and should be a minimum requirement of an adventure. Out of the four adventures reviewed this issue, this is the most professionally written and produced, and by far the most interesting.

James Walsh

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