Windows

Simon the Sorcerer 3D

Description

Continuing the series after seven years, Simon the Sorcerer 3D marks the return of the young spellcaster. The game is a direct sequel to Simon the Sorcerer 2, and starts precisely where the second game ended: Simon is imprisoned in Sordid's body... At the beginning of the game, the evil wizard Sordid is free again. He is now selling a mind-changing cola and you must stop him, and this time, unlike in the first two games, also save the world.

Many familiar characters from the two previous games are back, and so is Simon himself with his red cloak (and not the violet clothes from the first game). The classic adventure gameplay is based mainly on wacky puzzles, like the first two games, but the game is now entirely rendered in a 3D world. There are some action sequences, less linearity in the plot, and Simon can die. Besides, some puzzles can only be solved in a 3D environment and require extensive exploration.

Alternate Titles

• "魔法师西蒙3D" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
• "Szymek Czarodziej" -- Polish Title

Part of the Following Group

• Simon the Sorcerer series

Merchant Title       Simon the Sorcerer 3D     Simon the Sorcerer 3D     Please select your country: United States Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile China Colombia Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Malaysia Mexico The Netherlands New Zealand Norway Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Uruguay Other Worldwide Not an American user?

User Reviews

Swampling Stew. Swampling Stew. To your bog, your swamp be true. Swampy be true. Swampling Stew.	Black Wolf (36083)
Hey, babe, why don't you and me ...	Jeanne (48747)
"He's back, and this time he's in 3d"...	Mr. Me (36)

The Press Says

Power Unlimited	Jun, 2000	8.5 out of 10	85
PC Games (Germany)	Jun 28, 2002	69 out of 100	69
Adventurearchiv	Jun 10, 2002	68 out of 100	68
Adventure Gamers	Oct 25, 2004		60
Gameguru Mania	May 16, 2002	59 out of 100	59
Just Adventure	Aug 14, 2002	C+	58
Jeuxvideo.com	Jul 24, 2002	11 out of 20	55
Aventura y Cía	Oct 23, 2005		40
ActionTrip	May 20, 2002	30 out of 100	30
Just Adventure	Jul 29, 2002	F	0

Forums

There are currently no topics for this game.

Trivia

In November 2000, the game went gold and press copies were sent to various magazines. I played that version and various reviews appeared. A few weeks later, the word was out that publisher Hasbro's QA department was not pleased with the game (especially the graphics) and developer Headfirst lost its publisher.

The search lasted until 2002 when AdventureSoft picked up the game and released it with small improvements. In an interview on Quandary, Andrew Brazier, assistant Designer at Headfirst, responded to all the critics saying it was their first step into 3D, which was very hard, but necessary to get funds as (in his own words) "2D is pretty much dead now".