World of Aden: Entomorph - Plague of the Darkfall

The Good
There is a 40 pages book on the cd included, to pull the player into the story. Some people might not be interested in this, or not like it, but I was anxious for more after reading it. I think the game has a great storyline, with an interesting twist in the choice wether to transform or not - or so you think when you just arrived on Phoros. At the same time this is at the "didn't like" spot because not transforming is not an option.

Also the music is a good thing. Time was spend on creating it, there are enough tracks to make you listen to different music most of the time. Especcially the menu music is very good.

The magic system is also nice. Featuring a lot of spells you can kill your enemies on many different ways, complete with (for its time) gorgeous animations.

This game contains a mechanical twist like Arcanum. For its time, I think that's quite revolutionair, though it was already featured in the first WoA (World of Aden) game.

The Bad
Actually some of the plus points are minus points at the same time. For, to get really into the story, you should read the 40 pages book on the CD-ROM.

You appear to have the choice to transform or not at first, but later you realise you have to transform. It's a pity you cannot choose this yourself.

Also, you have to do things in a certain order. Sometimes you remain walking around without a clue what to do. Then you must just meet the right person who tells you...

The Bottom Line
An outdated, but still interesting adventure, with a lot of spells. Interesting storyline, which would be good enough to put into a book.