Solomon's Key

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Description

Solomon's Key is a platform game with both action and strategy elements. On each level your goal is to retrieve a key which can then be used to unlock the exit. To help out, you have a magic wand which can be used to create and destroy blocks (though some blocks can't be destroyed). In order to reach the key you will need carefully to arrange the blocks on the screen so you can jump your way around safely. Wandering around each level are a variety of enemies which will cause you to lose a life if you're caught. Some creatures can be killed by destroying the block they are standing on, others must be dodged. Hidden bonuses and magic can be found on many of the levels, sometimes even hidden in blocks. Some treasures give you bonus points, others can form magic spells to help deal with the enemies. To make the game more difficult, each level has a time limit in which it must be completed.

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Alternate Titles

• "ソロモンの鍵 王女リヒタの涙" -- Japanese SEGA Master System spelling
• "ソロモンの鍵" -- Japanese Famicom spelling
• "Solomon No Kagi" -- Japanese title
• "Arcade Archives: Solomon's Key" -- PlayStation 4 title

Part of the Following Groups

• Arcade Archives series
• Game Center CX challenge games
• Solomon's Key legacy

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Critic Reviews

Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Amstrad CPC	Sep, 1987	9 out of 10	90
Zzap!	Commodore 64	Nov, 1987	86 out of 100	86
Power Play	Commodore 64	1987	8.5 out of 10	85
Total! (Germany)	NES	Jul, 1994	2 out of 6	80
Power Play	PC Booter	Sep, 1988	72 out of 100	72
Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the NES Library	NES	2016		70
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Commodore 64	Oct, 1987	8 out of 12	67
Defunct Games	NES	Aug 09, 2009	65 out of 100	65
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Wii	Jan 16, 2007		40
The Games Machine (UK)	PC Booter	Sep, 1988	32 out of 100	32

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Solomon's Key appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Cheat card

The magazine Commodore User published a cheat card (no. 4) that contained a 23-line program giving the player the choice of infinite lives, infinite time, or unlimited fireballs, or all three. The player had to type the program in and then follow the on screen prompt to load their game.

Awards

• Happy Computer
  • Issue 01/1988 - Best Dexterity Game in 1987
• Power Play
  • 1987 - #2 Best CPC Game '87