Azrael's Tear (DOS)

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Description

In Azrael's Tear you play a "raptor", a futuristic thief that raids ancient archaeological sites that have as yet been untouched by man for hundreds of years and are full of treasures.

Recently, due to geological disturbances, the supposed home of the Holy Grail is partially unearthed in northern Scotland. You go in to raid it of its treasures and, provided it exists, of the Holy Grail. When you enter, the entrance caves in behind you and you are stuck inside. Ah well, nothing to do but continue on to find what you came for...

The game utilizes a true 3D engine to display your surroundings, as in Quake. It's heavy on puzzles and light on combat. As you move further on into the ruins you'll encounter ghosts of the inhabitants and hints as to what happened to cause the ruins that surround you now.

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Alternate Titles

• "Azrael's Tear: Search for the Holy Grail" -- UK title
• "Azrael's Tear: Auf der Suche nach dem Heiligen Gral" -- German title
• "Azrael's Tear: A la Recherche du Graal" -- French title

Part of the Following Group

• Theme: Holy Grail

User Reviews

While on the surface it looks badly done, this game has a lot going for it

OceansDaughter (109)

unrated

Critic Reviews

Coming Soon Magazine	Sep 15, 1996	92 out of 100	92
Just Adventure	Sep 04, 2002	A-	91
PC Zone	Aug 13, 2001	9 out of 10	90
Pelit	Aug, 1997	86 out of 100	86
Game Revolution	Jun 05, 2004	B+	83
Computer Games Magazine	1996		80
PC Action (Germany)	Oct, 1996	70 out of 100	70
PC Player (Denmark)	1996	68 out of 100	68
High Score	Oct, 1996	3 out of 5	60
GameSpot	Nov 05, 1996	5.6 out of 10	56

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
To work smoothly in XP (not too slow or fast)	6	lilalurl (732) Jul 28, 2013

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Related Web Sites

• Azrael's Tear - FAQs & Guides (on GameFAQs.com)
• Hints for Azrael's Tear (Hint file for Azrael's Tear)
• Walkthrough by Diane Griffiths (Complete Walkthrough)
• Windows XP Setup (Inferno's step-by-step guide tells you exactly how to get Azrael's Tear to play on systems with WinXP)