1st December 1987
A 59th century space cruiser soaring into the unknown, boldly going where no adventure has gone before. The cover shot and introduction may seem familiar but The Hunt ranks as something of a deviation and gamble for Robico.
Not only is it the company's first adventure which has not sprung from the hands of Rob O'Leary, but it is also Robico's first escapade in the field of graphic adventures.
It is, I believe, a gamble which has paid off. The puzzles are devious but logical, as you would expect from Robico, and the graphics are superb. I would go so far as to say that they are even superior to those in The Lost Crystal.
As pilot of an intergalactic space craft, you have searched the galaxy for a missing crew member, Shauna. Your mission has led you to an enormous space station where you have finally docked, your space craft battered and on the verge of collapse.
You begin your quest at the console of your ship with only sixty seconds to space exposure. As with all Robico adventures, the start is gripping and can be deadly if you don't equip yourself quickly.
No sooner do you escape from the confines of your ship than you have to face the rigours of intergalactic customs - I would suggest you check your itinerary before doing so. If you succeed, the adventure begins in earnest.
The superb advanced parser enables your Electron to seemingly understand almost any prompt you type in, as long as it has something to do with the game.
My one and only criticism of The Hunt is that I feel the location descriptions lack a little of the atmosphere of the Robico text-only adventures.
However, the descriptions created in each location are layered to give just enough clues to help with the problem solving. Your search will be difficult, but not impossible: And the conclusion in rewarding.
If for some strange reason you don't like graphic games, the simple command GROFF will let you play the game in text-only format.
I understand this is just the first of many alliances that Robico has made with out-of-house authors. If this is evidence of the calibre of adventures to follow, then you had better start saving your pennies fast.
This is without doubt the best graphic adventure I have seen for the Electron and is an essential purchase for any discerning adventurer.
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