C&VG


Master Of The Lamps
By Activision
Commodore 64

 
Published in Computer & Video Games #45

Master Of The Lamps

Pass the L-plates and get set for a topsy-turvy, three-dimensional magic carpet ride to meet the Master Of The Lamps.

Your task is to help a prince return a bunch of mischievous genies back to their lamps and gain his rightful place on the throne.

Easier said than done. Flying through twisting tunnels to confront the genies is hard enough. But once there, you must solve riddles of music, memory and colour to proceed.

Master Of The Lamps

There are three games to select - Magic Carpet, Seven Trials and Throne Quest. Magic Carpet is for flying practice only - essential if you want to conquer the tunnels to the genie's dens.

In Seven Trials, mastery of the genies is achieved on completion of one seven-piece lamp.

But in Throne Quest, three seven-piece lamps must be completed. Then you must fly through one more tunnel back to the palace to claim the throne.

Master Of The Lamps contains some great sound - vital to solving some of the game's stages - and exciting graphics.

Is this a work of "genieous"? Perhaps not, but there's definitely a bright spark behind Master Of The Lamps.