Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers get all the Girls

The Good
The second Interactive Fiction game I've played. I'll talk of the story: You play this game as Ernie Eaglebeak, the intelligent, yet nerdish, Sorcercer whose role is to attend Sorcerer U. Like most Adventure games, this one contains a villain, none other then your stepfather, Joey Rottenwood. Will Ernie attend college properly? Will he defeat Joey? Play the game to find out! Like other Steve Meretzky games, this one, as well as Spellcasting 201 and Spellcasting 301, contains sexual comedy which may not be suitable, in my opinion, for anyone without a sense of humor.

Now about the game itself: The layout interface is similar to Eric The Unready, in which the player types in text to what the character will do. The top right, there is a picture displaying what the situation might be.

The Bad
Better than Spellcasting 201 yet not as great as Spellcasting 301.

The Bottom Line
Somehow this games content, girls and college, reminds me of the movie Animal House.

The Good
I hope JK Rowling is paying the boys that were Legend Entertainment a lot in royalties, because the whole idea of Hogwarts is lifted from this game. Spellcasting is better than Harry Potter, though and not only because in 'naughty mode' (there are two ways of playing the game) you become intimately acquainted with a number of well-endowed young ladies.

The Bad
I had to use a walkthrough, as I wouldn't have had the patience to complete it without one. Life is too short. Actually to be honest I didn't even complete it. There was a bug or something near the end (when the protagonist had to fight a pygmy shark) but it was good while it lasted so I'm not complaining.

The Bottom Line
I don't think Legend is at all well known in the UK. As I've discovered, though, all their games are good. This is too. If you like adventure games, check them out, including the satisfyingly smutty 'Spellcasting' series.