Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| CRASH | 93% |
| Your Sinclair | 7/10 |
| Sinclair User | 3/5 |
In terms of gameplay and features Pentagram was the most advanced of the Filmation titles, but some sections of the gaming press were becoming tired of the concept and accused Ultimate of unoriginality. This was Ultimate's third Filmation title (fifth if the Filmation II games, Nightshade and Gunfright, are counted), and by that time other publishers were also releasing their own isometric Filmation-inspired games. Confusion was also a factor, with Your Sinclair lamenting that Pentagram's instructions were "shrouded in Ultimate's rather confusing 'poetry'," and Sinclair User admitted that all they could work out of the objective was "it has something to do with the various wishing wells dotted about the game". Even CRASH, who rated Pentagram very highly, hadn't quite worked out the game's objective at the time of review.
Review scores ranged from the 3/5 awarded by Sinclair User, who described it as "lazy" and criticised a perceived lack of imagination in the setting and design, to the 93% "CRASH Smash" awarded by the ever Ultimate-friendly CRASH magazine, who cited the graphics, re-spawning enemies, and atmosphere as high-points.
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