Reception
In Dragon #114's "The Role of Computers" column, reviewers Hartley and Pattie Lesser stated that the game's "“painted” scenes will leave you in awe". The game was reviewed in 1988 in Dragon #134 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars for IBM micros and compatibles version with an EGA board, but only 21⁄2 stars for systems without an EGA board.
The game won the award for best adventure game of the year in Crash magazine. It was also voted Best Adventure Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards.
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