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Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur

Published: 1989
Genre: Adventure

Graphics: 4/5
Sound: 1/5
Interface: 4/5
Addictivity: 5/5

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Review by: marhasan

Arthur: The Quest for Exalibur is a game in which you can find out all about the myth. Assuming that everyone knows the myth, here's a small reminder: Arthur was a man who was the first one who was able to pull the sword Exalibur out of a rock. Exalibur is a sword which, in the myth about Arthur, carries these words:

WHOSO PULLETH OUT THIS SWORD OF THIS STONE, IS RIGHTWISE KINGBORN OF ALL ENGLAND

This way Arthur became King Arthur!
And that's exactly where this game takes off. You, the small, unexperienced Arthur, are informed about your quest by Merlin, the magician and you start in front of the rock, with Exalibur in it! You try to pull out this sword, but then you hear Merlins words echoing in your mind:

"The time is not yet, Arthur..."

And here your quest begins, you hide behind a gravestone and you see a couple of soldiers load the rock WITH the sword onto a wagon. They take it away, you fall asleep. When you wake the king is there in front of the church, he rises his sword and... that seems like it's Exalibur, or at least an exact copy of it! He talks about angels and rocks disappearing into the sky yada yada yada... And he challenges the people who want to fight him to do so!
From now on you will have to find out what you are gonna do yourself, cuz I am not gonna say a thing anymore...
*After much begging and crying and whatever you do to get people tell you more*
Ok, because you can't even do something like this right, I will give you another hint, visit all places inside the village, try to take as much as you can and get out of the city and try to get to as much places as you can find and you will discover more and more about how to play this game.

*After more begging etc.*

OK, this is the last hint I will give you, try to read signs when you pass by them, cuz maybe the signs are WARNING signs!

A fine game, good graphics, good gameplay, maybe sometimes a bit confusing, but it's sure that this is a fine game! One thing: I haven't heard any sounds, so I assume that this game is sound-less.

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