The Snow Queen
Year of Release
1986The Advertising Blurb
The Snow Queen is an unusually intriguing illustrated text adventure. based on Hans Andersen's sinister fable, The Snow Queen challenges you to free a young boy from the forces of evil. But there's a catch: you're not directly in control of events. To succeed, you'll have to guide and advise Gerda - a headstrong young girl who's not easy to direct. The Snow Queen has been programmed by St Brides', who have a growing reputation for clever adventures of surprising ingenuity.
Compatibility
48K / 128KOriginal Price
£9.95Software Houses
Mosaic / St Brides'Type
Quill Text Adventure with PicturesComments
Based upon the story by Hans Christian Andersen.Controls
Text inputOriginal Rating
Crash 7/10 / Your Sinclair 7/10Review:
With a nice cyan background and clear text, this has excellent presentation. Although purely decorative, the graphic locations also look good.The descriptions of locations are rather more bland and the parser does not understand quite a few of the more common short commands. It does a good job of avoiding the usual sci-fi or fantasy clich
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