Stuart Smith's Adventure Construction Set

The Good
The best parts about the ACS were the flexibility of the construction tools. You could build just about any game you wanted within the limits of the game engine design.

I also liked the option to create random adventures, which produced some interesting quests for my character after he finished "Rivers of Light", the bundled adventure.

The Bad
More animation and better sound effects would have improved the game a lot.

Missile combat was somwhat awkward too.

The Bottom Line
A good construction set for top-down view adventure game with few limitations for its time.

The Good
Very advanced for its time. Though the graphics and sound are simple, there is a lot of room for customization. It also has a neat "create random adventure" feature that is good for folks with limited patience. Once an adventure is created, you can create a "stand-alone" executable to give out to your friends.

The Bad
In order to do a good job, you really have to take some time with this one. But that's to be expected, I suppose.

The Bottom Line
One of the better "construction sets" out there. Worth a look if you're a fan of the top-down RPGs.