Reviews

1986 Hewson Consultants (UK)
by Mark Goodall and Keith Prosser

Pyracurse is a bit of a forgotten gem.
Graphically it's very appealing, and since 3D games are difficult to include colour the use of yellow/blue really makes Pyracurse stand out from the other isometric games.
The games scenario is impressive and the possibility in dealing with different characters is well thought out and works very well. Overall the game is quite captivating but the size of it makes it a scary task, still I see this has a very rewarding gaming experience similar to the likes of 'Great Escape' and 'Where Time Stood Still'.

by Mark Goodall, Keith Prosser

I have always been scarcely attracted by this game, once started playing, because it's rather difficult to get into, and your die very easily. Insisting a bit, I've found a fascinating game of which I've only scratched the surface until now.
It's a scrolling 3d isometric arcade/adventure in which you control 4 characters, individually or as a group [you can choose a leader, and the other will follow him or she], which are a professor, a delicate damsel, an adventurer and a small dog.
You enter an ancient south american maze to rescue a lost archeologist, while followed by headless zombies, giant scorpions and floating skulls. The use of items and relics will allow you to proceed in the game and open new areas of the maze. Collaboration among the characters is required, a bit as in Strike Force Cobra, I suppose. It's pretty good.
4/5

pyracurse
interesting spin of the great escape concept
more than decent Filmation II clone
And the control/colaboration factor is great. Nightshade made better,,