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Voodoo Castle
by Alexis Adams, Scott Adams
Adventure International
1984
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) Issue 41, Mar 1985   page(s) 21

Hubble, bubble... toil and trouble. Scott Adams concedes the Adventure throne and gives it to his wife Alexis in Voodoo Castle which finds you in the castle of Count Cristo. He has fallen foul of an evil curse and lies death-like in his coffin. Your part is to find the means with which to remove the curse and restore the Count to his former self.

There are a lot of different locations to explore in which you discover many interesting objects and a good few red herrings to help you on your way.

One location which must be mentioned is the fireplace inside the ballroom. This most dirty of places holds many secrets which lead to many an important discovery. Finding a solution to it all could at first be difficult, but make a clean sweep of things and all becomes light.

Wandering around the castle reveals other strange places. A trophy room of a different sort looks promising, proving the saying that two heads are better then one. What weird experiments are taking place in the laboratory? What are those chemicals in the test-tube for? Why can't you take the strange Ju-Ju bag? (What is a Ju-Iu, anyway?) At first the answers are shielded from you, but push on, and you'll crack it.

Somewhere else reveals a large cast iron pot full of witches' brew. Smells nice and drinking it proves to be a moving experience in more ways than one.

Finally, as one would expect in a voodoo Adventure, there is plenty of strong magic. Finding the medium Megan will help here, because she will use her mystical powers to give you a clue or two.

The game reaches its climax at the very end, when, armed with all the necessary knowledge and items needed, you perform a voodoo ceremony of your own, reciting the incantations to restore Count Cristo back to life.

Alexis Adams is a very strict lady when it comes to entering your commands. She makes sure that you enter precisely what you mean. Failure to do so will result in you getting nowhere fast. Take heart from this, however, because in the true Scott Adams style, the answers and solutions are always nailed some place so obvious that you tend to overlook them.

Another well written and entertaining Adventure from the Adams stable. So pick up your crystal ball and lucky rabbit's foot, and give Voodoo a run for its money.


REVIEW BY: Steve Donoghue

Personal Rating8/10
Transcript by Chris Bourne

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