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Simon the Sorcerer

I wanna be a wizard! Did Guybrush forget his lines? Nope, it’s Simon, a small boy that has to save an old magician Calypso who was captured by the evil Warlock Sordid! After a small magic show (one of the funniest credit sequences actually) Simon is sucked through a trans-dimensional worm-hole and escapes a band of Goblins, who "invited" him for supper! A pure 5 pointer!

'Simon the Sorcerer' setzt auf viele eigenständige Ideen und sorgte dafür, daß es problemlos neben der damals übermächtigen Konkurrenz aus dem Hause Lucas bestehen konnte. Das Spiel ist damit zu Recht ein Klassiker, um den ein richtiger Adventurefan definitiv nicht vorbei kommt. Glasklare Kaufempfehlung!

Simon är en charmig odåga som man mycket snabbt fattar tycke för, antingen för att han driver med både sig själv och äventyr i största allmänhet. "Simon the Sorcerer" är inget nytt "Monkey Island", men det har alla förutsättningar för att bli ett klassiskt spel.

If you haven't yet had a look at Simon then do so now, it's well worth it, and especially as the sequel is almost upon us. Also, don't be put off by the fact that the main protagonist is a 12 year old. Simon may have a bit of growing up to do -- he has yet to learn that asking personal questions of heavily armed warrior women is impolite, not to mention downright dangerous -- but, rest assured, he doesn't do anything too drastic. Deep down he's a friendly and obliging little fellow. This is one of those games that has universal appeal. Adults will love it just as much as children, if not more so.

Al poco de que entrásemos en los noventa salió a la luz esta aventura gráfica que bebe de la vieja escuela, aquella que marcó un estilo. Con gráficos en 2D y un interfaz point&click a base de verbos con los que crear frases, un inventario repleto de objetos y mucho, mucho humor, supuso el inicio de una larga saga que, al menos, llegará hasta su cuarto capítulo tras ser amada por muchos aficionados al género.

Even now I find the game a joy to play, and it seems to have hardly aged at all. For many people this game is not top five material, but if you’re a fan of both adventure games and British humour like me, then Simon the Sorcerer should not be missed.

What makes the big impression when playing are the graphics. See all those screens you cross, pretty places filled with details and a personal style. I don’t fancy those characters as much even thought they are well animated, but the landscape is something to remember, filled with details like all those faces hidden on the rocks. Yet don’t lose hope. I repeat, it is fun, just not as much as other games. So if you like graphic adventures try it, you may enjoy the game.

Adelantándose a Perfect Entertainment con un videojuego que parodia los cuentos y relatos fantásticos de goblins y orcos, Adventure Soft hizo una aventura que se sostiene débilmente por su apartado humorístico, concentrado en mayor parte en su protagonista, y en los diversos personajes con los que se relaciona.