General info for: Swords & Sorcery [#ID: 5101]
Title:
Swords & Sorcery
Also known as:
Swords and Sorcery
Release Date:
1985
Original Publisher:
PSS (UK)
Creators:
Mike Simpson (UK)
Paul Hutchinson (UK)
Contributors:
Roger Pearse
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre:
Adventure Game: RPG
Maximum Players:
1
Features:
Border Effects
Original Price:
£9.95
Other platforms:
Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64
Average mag. score:
81.60% (5 reviews)
Review Awards:
"C+VG Game of the Month" at C&VG (Computer & Video Games) issue #51 - 1986/Jan page 14

"Crash Smash" at Crash issue v.1 #24 - 1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86" page 162

Remarks:
The used game engine is called MIDAS.

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User Score
Score:
7.9
Total votes:
7
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Stats:
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  14.3% (1)
  9:  
  14.3% (1)
  8:  
  28.6% (2)
  7:  
  28.6% (2)
  6:  
  14.3% (1)

Main File Downloads

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TAP     JSSpeccy    QAOP
PSS (UK)
1985
SwordsSorcery.tap.zip
English
TZX     JSSpeccy
PSS (UK)
1985
SwordsSorcery.tzx.zip
English
TZX
Summit Software [1] (UK)
1985
SwordsSorcery(SummitSoftware1).tzx.zip
English

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Releases

 PSS (UK)
1985
£9.95

 Summit Software [1] (UK)
1985
£3.99
Authors/Contributors
Mike Simpson (UK)  
no team 
Paul Hutchinson (UK)     
no team 
Load Screen
Roger Pearse  
no team 
Inlay/Poster Art
Titles in "SwordsAndSorcery" Series
Number: 1
Title: Swords & Sorcery
Publisher: PSS (UK)
Release: 1985
Number: 2
Title: Heroquest
Publisher: PSS (UK)
Release:
Additional File Downloads

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Magazine Reviews

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #51 - 1986/Jan
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #24 - 1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86"
Page: 162 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 9/10

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #47 - 1985/Nov/21 special "week#3"
Page: 49 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair User
Issue: #47 - 1986/Feb
Page: 83 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 4/5

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #2 - 1986/Feb
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 7/10

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #91 - 1993/Jul
Page: 31 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 68%

 ZX Computing
Issue: #23 - 1986/Feb
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 5/5
Magazine References

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #53 - 1986/Mar
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Map

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #53 - 1986/Mar
Page: 63 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #4 - 1985/Jul
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #9 - 1985/Dec
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #17 - 1986/Aug
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - The Spectrum Collection - Update

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #9 - 1984/Oct
Page: 90 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #13 - 1985/Feb
Page: 58 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #18 - 1985/Jul
Page: 64 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #23 - 1985/Dec
Page: 162 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #24 - 1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86"
Page: 44 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #24 - 1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86"
Page: 44 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #26 - 1986/Mar
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #27 - 1986/Apr
Page: 64 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #28 - 1986/May
Page: 65 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #29 - 1986/Jun
Page: 73 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #29 - 1986/Jun
Page: 94 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #29 - 1986/Jun
Page: 110 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #37 - 1987/Feb
Page: 54 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #85 - 1984/Oct/23 special "week#4"
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #13 - 1984/Nov
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #13 - 1984/Dec
Page: 110 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #40 - 1984/Oct/4 special "week#1"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #42 - 1985/Oct/17 special "week#3"
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #51 - 1985/Dec/19 special "week#3"
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #1 - 1985/Dec/26 special "week#4"
Page: 35 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 SSD-II
Issue: 1999/Sep
Page: 0
Article Type: Information

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #28 - 1985/Feb
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Sinclair User
Issue: #50 - 1986/May
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Sinclair User
Issue: #52 - 1986/Jul
Page: 56 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #3 - 1986/Mar
Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #5 - 1986/May
Page: 63 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #6 - 1986/Jun
Page: 80 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #30 - 1988/Jun
Page: 80 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #41 - 1989/May
Page: 61 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #44 - 1989/Aug
Page: 57 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #10 - 1984/Dec
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 ZX Computing
Issue: #17 - 1985/Feb
Page: 82 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 ZX Computing
Issue: #24 - 1986/Apr
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note
Magazine Advertisements

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #37 - 1984/Nov
Page: 186 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #10 - 1986/Jan
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #10 - 1984/Nov
Page: 73 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #11 - 1984/Dec
Page: 115 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #12 - 1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"
Page: 97 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #26 - 1986/Mar
Page: 77 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #81 - 1984/Sep/25 special "week#4"
Page: 21 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #83 - 1984/Oct/9 special "week#2"
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #12 - 1984/Oct
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #13 - 1984/Nov
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #14 - 1984/Dec
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #12 - 1984/Nov
Page: 110 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - coming soon ...

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #14 - 1985/Jan
Page: 71 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad - coming soon ...

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #46 - 1985/Nov/14 special "week#2"
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #47 - 1985/Nov/21 special "week#3"
Page: 51 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #48 - 1985/Nov/28 special "week#4"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #11 - 1984/Nov
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #12 - 1984/Dec
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Computer
Issue: v.5 #1 - 1985/Jan
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad
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