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REVIEW
WRATH OF THE GODS from LUMINARIA
FORMAT: PC/CD-ROM
DATE: APRIL 1994
PRICE: US $49.95
As Greece is usually called The Land of the Gods, it is not much of a
surprise that Luminaria's "Wrath of the Gods" is an adventure game based on
the ancient greek myths.
"Wrath" is the first game ever developed by Luminaria, a small company
located in the San Francisco area. With the success of this title, we
have no doubt that Luminaria has a great future in front of them.
As explained above, "Wrath" is an adventure game with commands that are
common to the other games in this category. Therefore, you can talk to the
people and creatures that you encounter, walk through the landscapes, look
at items or your inventory, and pick up objects or use them. What is
unusual in this game is that the hints for different circumstances are given
by an Oracle. Depending on how often the Oracle is consulted, the hint could
be free or cost the player points. At the start of the game the player is
given a score of 100 points which should be enough to allow the use of the
Oracle.
In "Wrath of the Gods", it is quite difficult to die unlike many other games.
Each time you get killed, you are sent to another realm like Olympus (the
land of the Gods) or Hades (kingdom of the dead) and can continue your
quest.
Another uncommon thing is the map. Adventure games usually do not feature
a map and sometimes it is necessary to draw one on paper to be able to
finish the game. In other games, however, a map unveils along the way when
new locations are discovered by the player. Fortunately, this game provides
a complete map and allows the player to see how locations are connected to
each other. It might be considered by some gamers as too easy, but I can
assure you that it does not provide as much help as you may think since the
map does not reveal what you may find in the locations.
The last thing that is very uncommon to adventure games, even unique, is the
availability of information about people, creatures and myths you will
encounter in the game. It is not, of course, an encyclopedia about ancient
civilizations, but it is rather a source of information about ancient Greek
myths which you may or may not know. For example, maybe you do not know
why Achilles was invincible even though he was the son of a goddess and
mortal? Well, it is because his mother (Thetis) dipped him into the Styx,
Hell's river. Next, why was Achilles's heel his only vulnerable point? It
was because his mother was holding him in the river by his heel.
Thus, the information included in the game will basically help you to solve
enigmas about myths you do not happen to know.
"Wrath of the Gods" has photo-realistic graphics with digitized characters
that are animated and speak to you. You will meet mythological creatures
like Cyclop, Hercules, Atlas the Titan, the famous Hydra, Medusa and
many others in dozens of locations that depict ancient Greece. Your
character will have to solve many enigmas on your quest to reclaim your
kingdom, and the game will provide you with hours of amusement and
information.
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Conclusion│
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Although this game was released more than six months ago, "Wrath of the
Gods" remains an excellent adventure game.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: │
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386 SX-25 MHz or better,
Min 4 MB memory,
Windows 3.1 or later,
Hard drive required,
Single speed CD-ROM drive (150 Kb/s) or faster,
SVGA 256 color graphic card and monitor,
Microsoft Mouse or 100% compatible and joysticks supported,
8 Bit sound card.
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┌────────┐ ┌─────┐ │Luminaria,
│GRAPHICS├─────────────────┤ 84% │ │152 Brewster Street,
│SOUND ├─────────────────┤ 86% │ │San Francisco, CA 94110.
│MUSIC ├─────────────────┤ 82% │ │Tel: 415-821-0536
│GAMEPLAY├─────────────────┤ 90% │ │
│INTEREST├─────────────────┤ 92% │ │
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│OVERALL ├─────────────────┤ 88% │ │
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