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100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.9
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Description

Gateway is a text adventure with graphics in which the player explores strange new worlds and locations in the proverbial boots of a prospector, an explorer sent to places in hopes of finding previously unseen artifacts and installations of an alien race, the Heechee, which seemingly vanished from the Galaxy without a trace.

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A magnificent space odyssey with unknown destination micnictic (385) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
One of Legend's best adventures Shane Cornall (7) 4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars
Definitely one of the best; but can you find a copy? jossiejojo (41) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
Ahh! The good 'ol days! Stargazer (99) 4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars
An absorbing, compelling science fiction adventure! RmM (64) 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars

The Press Says

Pelit Apr, 1992 94 out of 100 94
Abandonia Reloaded Dec 18, 2005 4.5 out of 5 90
SPAG Sep 16, 1997 8.6 out of 10 86
Power Play Jul, 1992 82 out of 100 82
Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft 1993 82 out of 100 82
Adventure Classic Gaming Nov 01, 1998 4 out of 5 80

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Trivia

The game is (surprise) based on the Heechee trilogy series of books written by Frederik Pohl, first of which is accordingly titled Gateway.


Legend has later released this game as freeware.


This entry was contributed by RmM (64) and Xoleras (66439)
 

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