Elf

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Description

Cornelius the Elf was living peacefully in a forest with his sweetheart Elisa. However, an evil creature known as Necrilous the Not-Very-Nice kidnapped Elisa and disappeared with her. Cornelius must embark on a perilous journey to rescue the love of his life.

Elf is a platform action game with light adventure elements. Cornelius is armed with a ring that fires projectiles at enemies. During the course of the game he can collect herbs and animals (called "pets"), which can be traded in shops for upgrades such as stronger attacks, extra speed, magic spells, or devices such as a flying machine. In addition, certain segments require the player to communicate with NPCs populating the game world and fulfill their requests, usually by obtaining specific items for them.

The game keeps track of the player character's behavior, assigning the player a rating and affecting the ending scene depending on the protagonist's actions, which mainly involve killing or sparing the lives of the game's non-hostile characters. The protagonist's health is measured in hearts and lives, which can be replenished or increased. The player can save the game between stages.

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Part of the Following Group

• Protagonist: Elf

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Critic Reviews

The One for Amiga Games	Amiga	Jun, 1991	90 out of 100	90
ST Action	Atari ST	Nov, 1991	89 out of 100	89
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Amiga	Sep, 1991	810 out of 1000	81
PC Games (Germany)	DOS	Dec, 1992	74 out of 100	74
Amiga Power	Amiga	Sep, 1991	73 out of 100	73
Play Time	DOS	May, 1992	69 out of 100	69
PC Joker	DOS	Dec, 1992	69 out of 100	69
Power Play	Amiga	Dec, 1991	69 out of 100	69
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Atari ST	Nov, 1991	8 out of 12	67
PC Player (Germany)	DOS	Jan, 1993	53 out of 100	53

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Trivia

Message

The first Amiga disk contains the following message from the authors of the game to all potential crackers:

Well, well, well. What can I write in this sector ? I could tell you nosy sods to bugger off. Hmmm, OK then ... BUGGER OFF YOU NOSY SODS !!!!!!!! Copy this disk and your knob will fall off. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Don't come running to me with your meat and two veg ! I was only joking - honest .... BYE BYE. See you on the next game ....

Awards

• ST Format
  • January 1993 (issue #42) - #12 in '50 finest Atari ST games of all time' list