The Price of Magik is the third game in the Time and Magik trilogy.
| The Price of Magik | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Level 9 Computing |
| Publisher(s) | Level 9 Computing |
| Series | Time and Magik |
| Platform(s) | Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum |
| Release | 1986 |
| Genre(s) | Interactive fiction |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay edit
Sequel to the previous game; Myglar the Magician, guardian of the Crystal, has become insane and is draining its energy for his own use; he must be defeated before it is exhausted.
Reception edit
| Publication | Award |
|---|---|
| Crash | Crash Smash[1] |
| Sinclair User | SU Classic[2] |
| Your Sinclair | Megagame[3] |
John Sweeney for Page 6 said "this adventure is excellent value for money. Congratulations on another great game, Level 9."[4]
Amtix said "No doubt the game will be another smashing success. It's just a pity that all their imagination seemed to be exhausted in well hidden ideas and nothing was left to beef up the plot or flavour the atmosphere."[5]
Keith Campbell for Commodore User said "as with all Level 9 games, one can only say, 'Their best yet!'"[6]
Rob Steel for The Games Machine said "There is nothing to bind the adventure together, it is simply a number of rooms containing unexciting creatures, clues to one of the 18 spells or nothing of interest."[7]
- Sinclair User, review of The Price of Magik:
"... further proof of Level 9's position as the leading UK adventure house... Everything in The Price of Magik is for the best - plot, parser, graphics, and above all the execution of the game."[8]
Reviews edit
- Aktueller Software Markt (German)[9]
- MSX Gids (Dutch)[10]
- Computer and Video Games - Jul, 1986
- Sinclair User - Jul, 1986
- Crash! - Jul, 1986
- Zzap! - Jul, 1986[11]
References edit
- ^ Game review, Crash magazine issue 30, July 1986, page 75
- ^ Game review, Sinclair User magazine issue 52, July 1986, page 83
- ^ Your Sinclair magazine, issue #8, August 1986, page 76
- ^ "Page 6 - Issue 24 (1986-11)(ABACUS)(GB)". November 17, 1986 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Amtix Magazine Issue 09" – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Commodore User Magazine Issue 034" – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "The Games Machine Issue 007" – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "The Price of Magik Review", Sinclair User, no. 52, p. 33, July 1986
- ^ "Aktueller Software Markt - Ausgabe 1986/06" – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "MSX Gids Nr. 06 Upload Version" – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "ZZap_64_Issue_015_1986_Jul".