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This is one of very few adventures currently available for the Oric machines and is a credit to the slowly growing library of Oric Software.

When the game has loaded you are told that the evil black wizard Velnor has found out how to conquer the earth and that there is not time to mass an army against him. Velnor has hidden himself in Mt Elk and the earth's future depends on a sole brave person - and you are the 'hero'.

Because this is a D&D style adventure you can choose whether you want to be a warrior, wizard or priest. Obviously battle is easier if you are a warrior but your magic will be extremely limited. As you progress through the labyrinth you will meet many strange creatures but do not always fight them because some are also enemies of Velnor and they will help you. You will soon find out that Velnor has chosen the most fearful beast to guard him - it will take you along time before you find out what it is.

Because it is such a complex adventure there is a save game feature and it holds to save the game at various specific points. Battles are in real time and you can run away but beware, the monsters will follow and may even catch you up. You start with a strength of 10 and as you battle any injuries will show up since your strength will drop.

The response time by the computer is very quick and the screen display is very neat. There are no graphics and only minimal sound but this takes nothing away from the game. Well done, Quicksilva!