Les Manley in: Search for the King

The Good
This game had me wrapped up in laughter. From one scene to another Les was great. I loved les so much because he was such a nerd (or course not like me in high school) and he still won the day and the girl.
One of the best things about this game was the music. The theme song was unforgettable and seemed approiate for les. Graphics were outsanding for its day. and general gameplay was fun and exciting. The puzzles werent too hard although sometimes I found them difficult.

The Bad
Not much. This was one of the first games that I played on the PC and I wasnt that picky then. Today I probably would not have liked as much looking at it as an adult. Copy protection was always hard for me to figure out. It wasnt a simple thing like enter a number. If memory serves it was a three question test that included comparing a plug and answering some math questions. note: I didnt copy the game, I had the orginal manual and disks, just borrowed :-)

The Bottom Line
Overall this was a great game. Highly recomend if you can find it.

The Good
The developers can't be faulted in creating a game-world that is engaging and pleasant to be in. The character, Les, is easy to empathise with (he's nerdy!) and the music is excellent.

The Bad
I bought this game on e-bay in 2004, and playing it now feels very retro. Those who are familiar with text-adventures and parser-based games like this probably find it easy and natural to enter commands in word by word via a keyboard. I found it irritating and fiddley, and I can understand why the genre died out. Copy protection kicks in several times in the game, which was a pain too, and another reminder of the game's age.

The Bottom Line
Its a great adventure game, but not quite up there with the best partly because its so short, and partly because of the aforementioned faults .

As a gamer playing both Les Manley games for the first time in 2005, I preferred the second (Lost in LA), but both are fun and worth taking a peek at.