Advanced Xoru
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| Developer(s) | Castle Technologies |
| Publisher(s) | Castle Technologies |
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| Designer(s) | Brian Sanders |
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| Platform(s) | MS-DOS |
| Release | 1989 |
| Genre(s) | Interactive fiction, role-playing[1] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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Advanced Xoru is an interactive fiction role-playing video game released as shareware by Castle Technologies in 1989.[2]
Gameplay
The game is a role-playing game text-adventure, with game mechanics similar to those of Beyond Zork.[3] After naming their character and selecting a character class (Paladin, Necromancer, Barbarian, Zen-Druid Priest, or Shadowy Tracker), the player is transported from an international airport terminal to the interior of a stone pyramid atop a hill surrounded by an impassable stone wall.[4][5] Using text commands, the player has 368 moves to descend through three subterranean levels and defeat the "Ebon Titan."[6]
Reception
The game was generally well received, with James Judge of Syntax concluding "As a text adventure this game is average, as a D&D game it is OK and when put together it is fun for the odd foray into the world of Xoru",[6] and Dave Mennell of Red Herring saying "I can highly recommend this game, as it is quite enjoyable to play, and will undoubtedly give many hours of playing time."[7]
BBS
The game was available as a BBS door on various bulletin board systems.[8][9]
References
- ↑ Montfort, Nick (2005). Twisty Little Passages: An Approach to Interactive Fiction. MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-63318-5. Search this book on
- ↑ Callahan, Mike; Anis, Nick (1990). Dr. File Finder's Guide to Shareware. Osborne McGraw-Hill. p. 752. ISBN 978-0-07-881646-8. Search this book on
- ↑ Muckenhoupt, Carl (30 June 2000). "Advanced Xoru". Baf's Guide to the Interactive Fiction Archive. Archived from the original on 26 August 2000.
- ↑ Scisco, Peter, ed. (March 1990). "Xoru ver. 4.41". Compute!. Vol. 12 no. 3. ABC Consumer Magazines. p. 56au – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ HOTUD (2009). "Advanced Xoru, DOS - 1989". My Abandonware. utopiaweb.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Judge, James (1996). "Advanced Xoru - on PD 170". Syntax Adventure Magazine. No. 44.
- ↑ Mennell, Dave (April 1993). Taylor, Marian; Medley, Sue, eds. "Advanced Xoru". Red Herring. Marion and Friends. p. 10 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Holden, Matt (December 1994). "Advanced Xoru Door Game Review" (TXT). Hallways. PABSO BBS Magazine. Vol. 2 no. 12. New Port Richey, FL: Board of Trade BBS – via textfiles.com.
- ↑ Sanders, Brian (27 June 1990). Xoru: A Work of Pseudo-Medieval Fantasy (DOC) (Manual). Livermore, California: Castle Technologies. pp. 1–21. Enhanced "Door Interface Compatible" Evaluation Release 5.82, Advanced.
External links
- Advanced Xoru at the Internet Archive
- Advanced Xoru BBS door on the Convolution BBS.
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