Alessandro Grussu


The Witch
By Serranito Online
Spectrum 48K/128K/+2/+3

 
Published in Al's Spectrum Annual 2021

The Witch

If just by looking at the screenshot published on this page you get the impression that you have already seen this game, you are not wrong. The Witch is in fact a remake of the classic Cauldron from Palace, made with Arcade Game Designer. Compared to the original, sprites are somewhat slower, the map is slightly smaller and has a more linear structure, and most of the screens in the platform-based part have been simplified. On the 128K, some background tunes - at times too lively for the game's "dark" setting - play along while the player-controlled witch wanders around.

Apart from that, the goal is always the same: you must find the ingredients of a magic potion that will allow the protagonist to become the queen of witches. The small simplifications make The Witch a tad less arduous than Cauldron, which was already quite challenging.

If you loved the old Palace classic, you will also love this new version; if you didn't... well, try it anyway, you might change your mind.

Alessandro Grussu

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