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Reviews for The Dark Gladiator (#6141)

Review by Amigian128 on 20 Jul 2015 (Rating: 3)

This is a pretty decent text adventure, not sure why it is for 128k since there is no gfx, but anyway. The good vs evil story is a little trite but the author at least tried to give some atmosphere through the text with you as the gruff outsider getting about in a clapped-out Escort searching for answers about a mass family suicide at a farm. The vocabulary is clearly outlined at the beginning of the game, the most trouble I had was retrieving items once they had been put into a bag so managing items took extra leg-work and also driving the car was more simple than I initially thought. The game has some funny moments like a puzzle relating to laxatives and also some pokes at Aussie soaps. Not bad at all really, puzzles range from easy to really a bit obscure, but I persevered and found it fairly enjoyable.