Heavy on the Magick
Description
With full graphics throughout, Heavy on the Magick aimed the standard adventure style at a wider audience. Axil the Able is stuck in Collodon's pile, and he must find a way out. At the start, the game will randomly generate his Skill, Stamina and Luck - you can regenerate these if you don't like the initial values. As you play your experience statistic will increase.
The graphics are created in memory before being copied onto the screen; this causes some pixellated areas, but there's a full examine option with some helpful hints as to the item's benefit/risk.
The lair is on many levels, and most rooms have multiple exits across the 8 compass directions. Vampires and Werewolves are among the many creatures which guard the corridors - you use magic to kill or freeze these, although some can be beaten back by possessing certain objects.
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Critics
Average score: 88% (based on 7 ratings)
Players
Average score: 2.7 out of 5 (based on 6 ratings with 1 reviews)
The Good
I enjoyed everything about this game. I played it as a young boy and found it extremely refreshing. It had a depth not usually found on computer games, those days. The magical atmosphere, the 200 plus locations to explore, lots of different and funny monsters. It made me dream about far away lands and creatures. Pity it isn't viewed as a classic. People will rather play football games (soccer for the American viewers). This game should be considered one of the first, if not the first, true Adventure-RPG mix.
The Bad
The only thing I dislike about the game is the fact that nobody is making a remake of it. I have the Spectrum version but a PC remake is more than deserved.
Who do I have to bribe to get a REMAKE???
The Bottom Line
Deep and interesting (for those days, anyway).
ZX Spectrum · by Alexandre Reis (3) · 2005
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Awards
- Computer Gamer
- February 1986 (issue #17) - Included in the list Spectrum Collection (the best Spectrum ZX games since 1985 by editorial staff choice)
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Game added by Martin Smith.
Amstrad CPC added by Kabushi.
Additional contributors: Jo ST.
Game added September 27, 2004. Last modified October 17, 2023.