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Perseus And Andromeda is the ninth in the Mysterious Adventure series produced by Channel 8 Software. Mysterious Adventures are available for the Spectrum 48K, BBC, Commodore 64, Atari 400/800 or Dragon 32.

Perseus And Andromeda is based on the story of Perseus in Greek mythology. A short synopsis of the story is included with the tape up to the point at which your adventure begins. You are Perseus and the King of Seriphos, who married your mother, has demanded that you must bring back the head of Medusa the Gorgon, whose very glances could turn men to stone.

This adventure game is quite advanced and incorporates an optional pictorial scene in place of a short description at each stage of the journey. This picture although interesting was, I found, insufficient on its own and the description was of much more use in viewing your surroundings. The pack does not include a dictionary of words and phrases that the computer will understand so much experimenting is required, and I recommend use of a dictionary or a thesaurus to enable you to find a selection of other possible words that mean the same thing.

The Spectrum version of this game features a full sentence input facility which means the computer will comprehend full sentences instead of simple one or two word commands, despite this, I found communication to be the greatest barrier when playing Perseus And Andromeda.

I found the adventure tremendous fun and it is very addictive. I would not, however, recommend it for a novice adventurer since it requires at least a little experience in the art of adventuring, and also perhaps, a knowledge of Greek mythology would come in useful.