Ashkeron! | |
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Developer(s) | Texgate Computers [1] |
Publisher(s) | Mirrorsoft |
Platform(s) | Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum |
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Genre(s) | Interactive fiction |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Ashkeron! is an interactive fiction video game developed by Dorset-based Texgate Computers and published by Mirrorsoft for the Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum in 1985. [2]
The player character is Stephen the Blacksmith who is set to recover five treasures from the castle of an evil wizard. The game has a graphic feature called "walk-thru" where screen pictures scroll in the direction the player travels. The game supports joystick control and has a randomising option where the objects appear in different places in each playthrough. [3]
Publication | Score |
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Aktueller Software Markt | 0/2/7/2 [6] |
Amstrad Action | 70% [4] |
Amtix | 20% [5] |
Crash | 8/10 [1] |
Computer and Video Games | 7/10 [7] |
Sinclair User | 3/5 [8] |
Sinclair Programs | 70% [9] |
Computer Gamer said "Askeron [sic] isn't actually a bad game, just very average [...]". [10] Home Computing Weekly called the game "complex, challenging and witty". [11] Sinclair Programs called it "[a] gripping game, excellent value for money". [9] Sinclair User said "[...] it doesn't have the detail which provides a compelling atmosphere". [8] Your Spectrum said that "Ashkeron is well up to Mirrorsoft's usual standards". [3]
Grafik: 0, Story: 2, Vocabular: 7, Atmosphäre: 2