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300:. Eke was impressed by the "colourful & smooth" graphics and considered the game to be worth a look for fans of its inspiration. It was said to be a "flattering tribute". Gavin Miller reviewed the Atari ST release for the same publication. He said that although short, consisting of only 3 levels, it did offer a challenge. Miller concluded: "Overall a great little game with some good music. Would have liked a few more levels though." 25: 79: 263:
A mystical land is caught up in a battle between good and evil, as dark spirits sent by an evil witch are destroying the forests. In desperation, the ancient and wise spirits of the woods shoot a sacred arrow into the air. Whoever finds it will be able to defeat the powers of darkness and destroy the
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as "not a classic in any sense, but certainly good enough to occupy you until the NBT (Next Big Thing) comes along." According to
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In a retrospective review of the Amstrad version for Retro Gamer, Gavin Eke noted the game's similarly to
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gave this "slick, playable and extremely compelling arcade adventure" a review score of 83%.
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Index


lead section
summarize
provide an accessible overview

Publisher(s)
Elite Systems
Programmer(s)
David Perry
Artist(s)
Composer(s)
David Whittaker
Platform(s)
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Atari ST
Commodore 64
ZX Spectrum
Genre(s)
Platform
Single-player
platform game
Elite Systems
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Atari ST
Commodore 64
ZX Spectrum
2D
platformer

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