Saturday, November 6, 2010

Shadowgate


PRICE = $5-10
PLAYERS = 1


' A hidden key unlocks an ancient castle's door. As it creaks open on rusted hinges, the whisper of a dank, stale wind delivers this chilling warning; Danger awaits you. Yet within these dark and ominous walls lies your quest. Welcome to Castle Shadowgate.
Your destiny as the last of a great line of hero-kings, is to terminate the diabolical Warlock Lord before his dreaded black magic unleashes the hideous Behemoth and destroys the world.
With a strong heart and shining armor, you carefully choose your path of travel throughout the castle's sinister grounds. Along the way, you'll discover strange and wondrous objects. Some things may be useful on your journey. Others may be deadly to the touch.
Three-dimensional images, unsurpassed graphics and special sound effects unfold as you venture through those grave ruins. But beware!
Your next move could be your last
Using screens and graphics like those in the best interactive PC games, Shadowgate is the most challenging, participatory adventure you've ever experienced on the Nintendo Entertainment system!
Shadowgate. Enter if you dare.'



HOW DOES THE GAME LIVE UP TO IT'S EXPLANATION/BOX ART? (4/10)

Well the cover of the game does do a little attention grabbing but has nothing to do with the game at all. I don't even think there was a gargoyle in the game for that matter. So the cover gets a big fat 0.
The back of the box does explain the game pretty well. It is a point and click game like those that were on the PC all those years ago. The only thing I know that wasn't the exciting is the part where it exclaims the graphics as unsurpassed. I had this game as a child and though I did enjoy the game, the graphics are far from amazing. If you've played a point and click game the screen you are playing on has very limited movement if any at all.

HOW IS THE GAME PLAY? (6/10)

This plays exactly like all the old point and click games for the N.E.S. system. But, the company that released this game was pretty much the only company that released games like this for home console.
The problem with the game is some of the controls are kinda wonky. You'll be trying to select a certain thing on the screen like. USE - whatever item - and you'll use the wrong thing and waste something that is important to the quest and not be able to defeat the game. There are several items that can end your quest in it's tracks and you would never know until you looked up a cheat FAQ off a site and realize that you are stuck forever and have to start over.


HOW DOES THE GAME LIVE UP TO IT'S GENRE? (10/10)

There isn't too much to really say here. It plays exactly like a point and click 8 bit console release in perfection. The only problems with is what i mentioned in game play.


THE 'GAME OVER' ALL? (67%)

Though this game received a high D on a rating score, it is still a fun play if you are more of the sit back and relax style gamer. There isn't any jumping or attacking. It's just figuring out how to get to the next room with what goods you have in your stock pile of stuff.
I really enjoy this game but on the points out of 30, unfortunately the box art ran shadowgate's score way down.

arbitrary credit for gore and nudity = .03
(for some text based death scenes)

-Felix "the Brett" Prescott

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