The Curse of RA

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The Curse of RA is a puzzle game where the player (Scarab) has to escape a pyramid by solving the riddles. The player needs to remove all stones on a board by finding a counterpart. Only two stones with the same symbol can be removed at a time and they have to be on a straight line, horizontally or vertically. The game starts with Scarab on an ankh and that item has to be returned upon completion. Moving a stone is done by sitting on one and moving it towards the counterpart. Not all stones can be moved however and there are teleporters, obstructions and diversions to make it more difficult. There are also traps and for instance ice that forces Scarab to move in a single direction. When the stones are aligned, pressing fire matches them and they disappear.

The game can be played in a Logic or in an Arcade mode. Logic mode offers 100 levels with no time limit. Special stones can make the player’s life easier or harder. In Arcade mode the player has to complete a level within a certain amount of time. Special coins can be used to buy extras after each level, such as ability to fly for 30 seconds, more time, extra lives and others. Levels are generated at random. The Arcade mode has a high score table. Demo mode shows the usage of all the different stones found in the game. This is a sort of non-playable tutorial. The game also provides a level editor.

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Alternate Titles

• "RA" -- Spanish DOS title

Part of the Following Groups

• Games with manual lookup copy protection
• Setting: Egyptian

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Critic Reviews

64'er	Commodore 64	Jan, 1991	9 out of 10	90
ST Format	Atari ST	Jan, 1991	83 out of 100	83
Attack	Atari ST	Jan, 1991		80
Your Amiga	Amiga	Nov, 1990	74 out of 100	74
Power Play	Atari ST	Feb, 1991	70 out of 100	70
Commodore Format	Commodore 64	Dec, 1990	69 out of 100	69
Amiga Joker	Amiga	Sep, 1990	68 out of 100	68
Amiga Action	Amiga	Nov, 1990	66 out of 100	66
Raze	Amiga	Dec, 1990	66 out of 100	66
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Atari ST	Dec, 1990	7.8 out of 12	65

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