Top Ten Adventures

Issue 18 features Steve Cook's Top Ten which covers both ST and
Amiga games.

1. Eye of the Beholder:
First came Dungeon Master with a glimpse of the potential of this
genre. A blessing for solo Dungeons and Dragons players who could
at last re-create their over-the-table endeavours. Eye of the
Beholder was the realization of that potential. With the
implementaion of the official D&D rules, enhanced sound and a
manageable task. A wonderful, atmospheric game which will take
some living up to when the sequel is released soon.

2. Demon's Winter:
Notice a slight RPG bent here. Not only a good easily accesible
game but a great excuse to dust down your printer and get the
latest printout of your characters' stats. This was the sole use
of my printer back in my ST days. (What a sad individual, what a
waste.)


3. Dungeon Master:
For all the reasons stated for EOTB.

4. Bard's Tale 1:
Another good but very tricky game. Progression is quite hard early
on but by the time you've a couple of Arch-Mages, revenge is oh so
sweet. One tip when you buy this game - admit defeat and send off
for the hint book immediately, it will save a lot of hair.

5. Wishbringer:
Admittedly not that hard but I did finish it and the packaging was
up to the usual Infocom high standards.

6. Bard's Tale 2:
Carrying on nicely from BT1, if anything even trickier than the
last. But other comments stand.



7. Ultima IV:
Another highly thought of game. It had an unusual character
generation method and a nice spell system. The game is also huge
which can be a blessing but it can also be a bind at times.

8. Drakkhen:
Lovely graphics, nice control system, easy to get into but had a
lot of 'hook'. Many a late night session fighting a nice variety
of monsters, sadly without much success.

9. Beyond Zork:
Nice to see Infocom adding touches like on-screen mapping and a
bit of an RPG feel to this game.

10. Monkey Island:
A bit of a cheat this, but if Football Director II can get a
mention then so can this. Great humorous romp with some great
characters and an unusual combat system.

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@~The scoring is 10 pts for 1st place down to 1 pt for 10th place.

91 pts   Dungeon Master
39 pts   Chaos Strikes Back
38 pts   Lurking Horror
28 pts   Enchanter, Leather Goddesses
26 pts   Trinity
24 pts   Wishbringer
21 pts   Beyond Zork, Demon's Winter
17 pts   Sorcerer, Planetfall
16 pts   Ultima IV
15 pts   Bard's Tale 1, Stationfall, Xenomorph
14 pts   Guild of Thieves
12 pts   Drakkhen, Time and Magik
11 pts   Phantasie III, Spellbreaker, Zork II, Manhunter San
         Francisco
10 pts   Eye of the Beholder
9 pts    Fish, Jinxter
8 pts    Pirates, Zak McKracken, Bard's Tale 3
7 pts    Ultima V, Sorcerer, Loom, Ingrid's Back
6 pts    Infidel, Phantasie I, Captive, Corruption
5 pts    Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Manhunter New York,
         Jacaranda Jim, Dragonflight, Sleeping Gods Lie, Hammer of
         Grimmold, Bard's Tale 2
4 pts    Rigel's Revenge
3 pts    Mortville Manor, Cortizone, Ballyhoo, Deja Vu, Jade
         Stone, Witness, Wizard's Crown
2 pts    Phantasie II, Infestation, Legend of the Sword, Camelot
1 pt     Plundered Hearts, Future Wars, Wizard's Tower,
         Secret of Monkey Island 1, Football Director II,
         Jade Stone
1/2 pt   Zork I, Zork III