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Zork Nemesis

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Released: 1996 Manufacturer: Activision


A very nice little game. Engrossing story, and a good variety of puzzles, drawing on both logic and intuition. One graphics effect caused me a slight problem (It looked more like a glitch than something intentional); maybe it was just my computer freaking out, I don't know. I also find it hard to say much about this game...mostly because I'm generally much better at complaining than being complimentary. (Admit it: isn't a bad review much more fun to read than a good review?) On that note, I do have one complaint--after a game with almost no weaknesses, the final puzzle is incredibly lame and hence quite anticlimactic. And one or two of the puzzles are actually easier than they seem, in that it seems impossible to get started, but once you've gotten started, there's not much to do. So I had to dock the game half a star for that, but otherwise, it's terrific. (Oh, okay, you want one more nitpicky complaint? The cursor interface is a bit awkward when changing from a left/right view to an up/down view. There. Now I'm done, really.)

-- Francis Heaney -1999