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In Sorcery, you, the noble knight, must rescue a 'fair maiden' from near certain death by the sorceror whilst avoiding the deadly fire-breathing dragons, ghosts, arrows and other nasties. The 'fair maiden' referred to on the cassette label is rather grotesque and definitely not worth risking your life for.

Sorcery is a one player game very much in the mould of Micro Power's Killer Gorilla. Your quest starts at the bottom of the screen, and you must make your way to the top of the screen via sets of steps and walkways. On your way you must collect the treasure that is 'floating' about. Once all the treasure has been collected, you can then finish the screen and go onto the next one.

If you are hit by one of the 'nasties', you turn into a frog. To revert back to your normal self, you must guide the maiden from the top of the screen down to the bottom so that she can kiss you to release the spell.

The graphics are quite good, and the game is a great deal of fun to play. One small quirk is that it is quite difficult to go up and down steps as you need to be in exactly the right position. Apart from that, I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge.