Reviews

Dervish can be described in a few words like a very poor clone of Druid. The main character, which is supposed to be a spinning dervish but ends up looking like a sort of spinning top, has even got three offensive spells at his disposal which echo the ones present in the Firebird game, as well as being constantly followed by what should be a servant - the equivalent of Druid's Golem.

That's where the similarities end. Instead of the well drawn and laid out maze of Druid, all we have here is a horrendous scrolling mess looking like something drawn by a pre-school kid with a white chalk on a blackboard. It is also extremely easy to die, and since you only got one life, the sense of frustration this pointless monstrosity generates is enough to push you to reset the computer and wonder what on earth made you waste your time with Dervish in the first place. This is Garbage with a capital G.

Dervish [The Power House]

A sort of Firebird's Druid only translated from Celtic to Middle-Eastern culture, and a
nasty nasty game that would be a catastrophic weapon in the hands of Isis.
1,75/5

The Power House brings us yet another disaster with this ugly unplayable game. It is one of five Power House games listed on the Original World of Spectrum's top 100 worst games list, it doesn't take very long to discover why.

I don't know why people are bashing this game so hard. For me, it is fun. Mostly due to the "explore" mode, where you won't die when your energy runs out. I even see some ugly appeal in the game graphics.

Of course, it is mostly wandering around without a goal, but isn't it what our lives are after all?

Solid "average" for me. Dunno why.

P.S.: I prolly need some help adjusting my crap-o-meter.