Hocus Pocus
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3D Realms: Anthology
(2014) -
3D Realms: Anthology - Steam Edition
(2015)
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Hocus Pocus is a young magician apprentice who has two goals in life: to join the Council of Wizards in the land of Lattice, and to marry his sweetheart Popopa. Unfortunately, both objectives cannot be accomplished without embarking on a long and dangerous journey to gather magical crystals on behalf of the wizard chief Terexin. The quest for career and love begins!
Hocus Pocus is an action platform game. Controlling the young magician, players run, jump, and climb through levels populated by various types of monsters. Hocus will encounter many magic potions on his way; some will restore health, others will grant special powers; such as as a super-jump that will allow access new areas, or laser shot which offers a better attack.
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Reviews
Critics
Average score: 69% (based on 6 ratings)
Players
Average score: 3.5 out of 5 (based on 44 ratings with 8 reviews)
The Good
The graphics were very clean and moved smoothly. The controls were simple and have a one mintute learning curve. The gameplay is ok although...
The Bad
...it was really all too easy. The sound effects and music leave something to be desired. I really wanted to like this game, I played through, but found that it was the same old thing over and over again with minor changes in scenery.
The Bottom Line
Hocus Pocus is fun for about a half-hour but quickly loses what charm it might have had.
DOS · by Derrick 'Knight' Steele (2346) · 2000
The Good
It's not a question of graphics - neither resolution nor bits of color. Yes, my GeForce 4 can make things come alive... on the screen, not for my perception. There're two essential sides of my spiritual ingredient: active and passive. Active stands for eternity and power and passive for... fable and dreaming. That's the case. It's more than enough to say this is a wonderful ASCII tale.
The Bad
If it was 10 times longer, it wouldn't be enough.
The Bottom Line
For anyone it will be the same that he is.
DOS · by Gennady Panfilov (4) · 2003
Basic Mario type platform game.
The Good
Personally I like the music. It's a standard platform game otherwise.
The Bad
The enemies are repetitive. Same moves over and over.
The Bottom Line
Good platform game. Excellent parallax scrolling. Cute character.
DOS · by gametrader (208) · 2000
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| Both related sites links are dead | J D (3) | Jul 3, 2021 |
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References
Right through the game there are references to J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. The Tree-People who attack you in the second level are obviously parodies of the Ents, and the wizard to whom Hocus is an apprentice, Terexin, is a Gandalf spoof.
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Hocus Pocus
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Hocus Pocus Web
Hocus Pocus fansite in Portuguese and English - obsolete site, last archived in 2009
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Contributors to this Entry
Game added by IJan.
Linux, Macintosh, Windows added by Sciere.
Additional contributors: Xantheous, Frenkel, Maw, Patrick Bregger.
Game added December 3, 1999. Last modified January 25, 2024.