Simon the Sorcerer 3D (Windows)

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Description

Continuing the series after seven years, Simon the Sorcerer 3D marks the return of the young spellcaster. The game is a direct sequel to Simon the Sorcerer 2, and starts precisely where the second game ended: Simon is imprisoned in Sordid's body... At the beginning of the game, the evil wizard Sordid is free again. He is now selling a mind-changing cola and you must stop him, and this time, unlike in the first two games, also save the world.

Many familiar characters from the two previous games are back, and so is Simon himself with his red cloak (and not the violet clothes from the first game). The classic adventure gameplay is based mainly on wacky puzzles, like the first two games, but the game is now entirely rendered in a 3D world. There are some action sequences, less linearity in the plot, and Simon can die. Besides, some puzzles can only be solved in a 3D environment and require extensive exploration.

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Alternate Titles

• "魔法师西蒙3D" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "Szymek Czarodziej" -- Polish title

Part of the Following Groups

• Middleware: Gamebryo/Lightspeed/NetImmerse
• Simon the Sorcerer series

User Reviews

A serious disappointment after all these years	Riemann80 (19572)
Swampling Stew. Swampling Stew. To your bog, your swamp be true. Swampy be true. Swampling Stew.	Katakis | カタキス (41846)
Hey, babe, why don't you and me ...	Jeanne (76328)
"He's back, and this time he's in 3d"...	Mr. Me (34)
A huge failure	Ingsoc (1369)

Critic Reviews

Power Unlimited	Jun, 2000	8.5 out of 10	85
GameStar (Germany)	Jun, 2002	73 out of 100	73
Quandary	May, 2002		70
Joystick (French)	Jul, 2002	70 out of 100	70
Adventure-Treff	Jul 26, 2002	69 out of 100	69
Gameplay (Benelux)	Dec 29, 2000	69 out of 100	69
Jeuxvideo.com	Jul 24, 2002	11 out of 20	55
Svenska PC Gamer	Jun, 2002	54 out of 100	54
Aventura y Cía	Oct 23, 2005		40
ActionTrip	May 20, 2002	30 out of 100	30

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Trivia

In November 2000, the game went gold and press copies were sent to various magazines. I played that version and various reviews appeared. A few weeks later, the word was out that publisher Hasbro's QA department was not pleased with the game (especially the graphics) and developer Headfirst lost its publisher.

The search lasted until 2002 when AdventureSoft picked up the game and released it with small improvements. In an interview on Quandary, Andrew Brazier, assistant Designer at Headfirst, responded to all the critics saying it was their first step into 3D, which was very hard, but necessary to get funds as (in his own words) "2D is pretty much dead now".

Related Web Sites

• Developer Interview (Randy Sluganski of Just Adventure+ talks to Andy Brazier about Simon 3D before its release.)
• Simon the Sorcerer 3D: Interview with Andrew Brazier (Quandary interview with Andrew Brazier about the making of Simon 3D (now archived at metzomagic.com))