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According to the cassette insert, this program is "not just a detective story... not just a graphic adventure... not just a village-full of gruesome secrets... but the beginning of real sleepless nights".

Sorry, but I can't agree. What I found in this (which has to be one of the slowest-loading programs that I have ever come across!) was a reasonably straight-forward graphics adventure that didn't keep my interest for very long at all. The pictures are detailed, interesting, colourful and drawn quickly. They appear only on your first visit and don't seem to add much to the verbal description at all. This is a pity. It means that they might just as well not be there at all.

There are some extra surprises as you venture onward, but the lack of sophistication makes it less than acceptable in comparison with other recent adventures.

There is very little documentation supplied, just the cassette notes and a single screen. This is another sad omission and makes the game unsuitable for the new adventurer. Only for the fanatics I fear.

D.C.