1st December 1985
Sabre Wulf
Graphic adventures seem to be the vogue at present. The title music and graphics of Sabre Wulf are very impressive and the leaflet, listing the many monsters and objects, intriguing. When the game is loaded, the screen clears to show our gallant adventurer standing in a jungle clearing surrounded by minutely detailed foilage. Then, faster than a dragon up a drainpipe, I was set upon by a host of creatures who made me very dead!
The object of this game is to tramp around a jungle maze picking up objects and avoiding the various monsters which materialize around you. You are provided with a trusty sabre with which you must constantly hack at everything that moves. Success depends on lightning reactions and the ability to map a maze whilst being pursued by three charging hippos.
To assist you are the multi-coloured orchids which magically bloom for short periods in each frame. Running through the different colours gives you various powers which last for a few nail-biting seconds. At least it would be nail-biting if I could release the keys for an instant.
The sound and the graphics are of a very high standard and this game deserves all the praise it has received.
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