CD-i

Kether

Als Philips meer spellen had gemaakt van het kaliber Kether, dan was hun CD-i misschien wel eens een serieus gamers-systeem geworden. Het spel biedt namelijk vele (gemakkelijke) puzzels gecombineerd met de mooiste 16-bit graphics en sounds.

Kether är ett underhållande spel med skicklighetskrävande arkadsekvenser och klurigt pyssel för att komma i labyrinterna. Tyvärr är just labyrinterna ganska tråkiga. Det är ju tur att det finns kartor i manualen så att man kan skynda sig igenom dem och kasta sig ut i rymden igen.

This is a must-play for CD-i owners. Kether proves that Philips CD-i is a system that is seriously worth checking out.

Oversensitive controls and rough animation make these stages a bit frustrating, but they're still intense. The graphics and audio effectively convey an aura of isolation and fear. Kether's first-rate voice acting, crisp sound effects, and futuristic synthesized music all add to the eerie atmosphere. Some of the screens resemble works of art. I wasn't expecting much from Kether, but I found it to be an intriguing journey.

Once the beginning level is completed and your ship arrives in orbit of the temple, access is gained by solving a puzzle. The puzzle is really nothing more than a memorization game with mysterious symbols as pieces. Once inside the temple, though, it becomes a first person shooter, with an overhead map to guide you. Your mission, once inside, is to locate specific rooms and confront the wandering monsters that always, for some reason, inhabit these kinds of digs. The controls are responsive, if not too responsive at times, and the musical score is of the appropriately sci-fi synthy variety. If you have a CD-i I would suggest looking into this game. If not, you're really not missing anything new or wholly original.