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The introductory screen and the cassette inlay both had good graphics and the program itself was not a disappointment. Your character is first configured, you choose how much intelligence, strength and agility you possess, choose your character type a la Dungeons and Dragons, and then load in the main program, where you are told you are entering Midworld.

As you explore Midworld you will come across a variety of opponents such as archers and evil rangers which you fight using various purchased weapons - if you are fortunate enough to come across a store to buy equipment. You also need to ensure that your food stocks are maintained.

You are able to save your character to tape which is very useful as you build up experience points as the game progresses. Apart from the land you are able to enter a Dungeon which is very effectively drawn in gloomy perspective. The movement keys respond rather slowly and I occasionally had difficulty loading the various programs which comprise the game, but apart from those two minor niggles Ring Of Darkness is a very good and amusing D&D implementation.