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You walk into Camelot one day and find King Arthur. You ask to become a knight of the round table. First, he says, you must prove yourself worthy. Your quest will be to find the Holy Grail and return it to Camelot. Everyone gasps, but Arthur is adamant. He tells you of the magic fruits of the forest, and how to use them. And off you go.

The problems soon start. First, I had my only defences smashed apart by a black knight. I started again and this time it was the blue knight. It was going to be one of those days! Eventually I left the knights alone and, after drowning numerous times in a swamp, ventured into the castle. There I discovered how the swords worked, found all the fruit... and I started again when I discovered that I had done everything in the wrong order. With hindsight though, you should be able to fight your way through to the grail. On the way though, you'll be saying "If only I had..." or "Why didn't I...?" It took me many runs through to win, and a little help from the author (all in the interests of a complete review, of course).

Of the three Epic adventures released so far, I found QUEST FOR THE HOLY GRAIL the most gripping tale, and its construction is excellent. Trying to cheat is not advised - just dump the memory to find out why! You have many objects to find and many problems to solve. Some are simple, some harder, others just require a little thought.

You have got to buy this one!

Stuart Menges