Review by dandyboy on 29 Dec 2012 (Rating: 3)
Demonslair offers an interesting mixture between several games like Avalon , Alchemist , Atic Atac , etc.
The atmosphere inside the dungeons is quite tetric and this is one of the most interesting features of this game .
The music is ok too .
Colors are of good quality for the day .
The objective is quite definite within the screens but sometimes the enemies are unavoidable , almost .
Overall , a pretty decent game .
2,5 out of 5 .
1987 Gadtek Games (UK)
by Graham D. Shaw
After loading this game the first thing that came into my mind was 1984's 'Sorcery'. Maybe the Shaw brother got its inspiration from that game, which I always found nasty awful.
Demonslair is basically another Manic Miner clone, with a few different features, like the order in which you must collect each object, or the flying routine, so reminiscent of 'Sorcery'.
After taking a peek at the game map, I must say I got excited with it. Its all very colourful and the sprites seem quite good. But once I started playing it, it felt very amateurish.
Its not a bad playing experience, I enjoyed playing it and hope to come back for a few more rounds, It just looks and feels a bit amateur.
