In the last days of the Great Underground Empire, four of the Empire's greatest Alchemists disappeared into the Forbidden Lands on the day of the Solar Eclipse, supposedly searching for the secret of the Quintessena, the Eternal Life. An imperial spy, Bivotar, was dispatched to locate them. He never returned. Now, the task has fallen onto you.

You soon discover that the Alchemists are dead, slain by a horrible demon known only as the Nemesis. You manage to get on the Nemesis' nerves, and soon find yourself allied with the spirits of the dead Alchemists, attempting to finish their work before the Nemesis can finish you.

But all is not as it seems, and as you unravel the secrets of the past through old letters and ghostly flashbacks, you begin to realize the full horror of the events which transpired under the Eclipse all those years ago.

Zork Nemesis is a graphical first person adventure game in the style of Myst or Shivers, mixing logic puzzles with live-action FMV sequences which advance the story. You view each location from a first person perspective, and can rotate 360 degrees to get a full view of your surroundings.

Zork Nemesis does contain some of the classic humor of the Zork universe, but unlike the other games in the series it has a very dark story and atmosphere with everything ranging from decapitated heads to human sacrifice.

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Alternate Titles

"Zork Nemesis: Das Verbotene Land" -- German title

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Part of the Following Group

Zork series

Merchant	Title
	Zork Nemesis: The Forbidden Lands
	Zork Nemesis: The Forbidden Lands
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User Reviews

The best puzzle adventure I've played.	Rodney Mayton (19)
Superb story and atmosphere, somewhat weaker puzzles.	Bizboz (6)
More like Myst than Myst.	Santa (847)

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The Press Says

GameBoomers	Jan 05, 2004	A	100
Gamezilla	Aug 17, 2000	95 out of 100	95
Electric Games	1996	94 out of 100	94
Game Revolution	Jun 05, 2004	B+	83
Entertainment Weekly	May 17, 1996	B+	83
PC Player (Germany)	Apr, 1996		80
Adventure Gamers	Nov 05, 2004		80
Adventure Classic Gaming	Feb 05, 2006	4 out of 5	80
Quandary	May, 1996		80
GameSpot	May 03, 1996	7.9 out of 10	79

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Trivia

The live-action sequences in Zork Nemesis were directed by Joe Napolitano, who has directed episodes to such tv series as "Quantum Leap", "Northern Exposure", "X-Files", "Chicago Hope", "Ally McBeal", "The Practice" and "Dawson's Creek", among others.

Also, all the main actors of Zork Nemesis have extensive work background in both TV and film. Merle Kennedy (who played Alexandria in the game), for instance, appears in the 2000 film "The Perfect Storm" and Allan Kolman (Sartorius) in the 1995 "Se7en" and 1999 "My Favorite Martian".

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This entry was contributed by Alan Chan (3712) and Cyborg (605)