The Spectre of Castle Coris

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Overall 9/10

Tim Kemp 9/10

FSF (Fantasy and Science Fiction) adventures is run by world-renowned tall person Larry Horsfield. Larry has, in the past, tended to concentrate on bringing out multi-part adventures of the highest imaginable quality. Since his last real blockbuster - an epic four-parter that sneaked into my all time top fifteen adventures and received a YS megagame rating - I'm talking about the legendary Axe of Kolt - he's quietly been working on more titles. Some are his own creations while others have been inspired by other people but coded by Larry. It's about time we had a brief look at FSF'ss winter collection so here we go with a focus on FSF... Title: The Spectre of Castle Coris 48K tape... £2.99 128K tape... £2.99 128K +3 disk... £3.99 Reviewer: Tim Kemp If four parts of classic fantasy action didn't satisfy you, then you can always have a stab at The Spectre of Castle Coris. Alaric Blackmoon is the central character once again (promoted for his troubles to Duke of High Jamack and Commander of the Royal Household Dragoons) and you get to face the terrors that lie within a town called Corwyn. You also uncover a plot so dastardly that I can't speak of it here - needless to say it involves the last Lizardman - a powerful Sorcerer called Zalazar and lots of demons. A superior quest that is a worthy follow up to Axe of Kolt. As with the Mike Erlin SF games. Alaric Blackmoon is to return to your Spectrum pretty soon (again, in late '92) in a game called Die Feuerfaust (The Fist Of Fire) which sees our hero travelling to foreign shores in search of a mystical stolen relic. Apparently the 128K version can be played in hard and easy modes. Larry advises you to brush up on your German if you want to play the hard version! Right, looks like we've come to the end of what's turned out to be a rather detailed look at the FSF collection. If I had to sum up what I think FSF stands for I'd have to say that most of the games offer a great challenge, are full of rich evocative text that conjures up vivid images of the realms that you find yourself adventuring in. and there are more than enough plot twists and turns to keep you guessing. Larry Horsfield doesn't release games all that regularly (which is one reason why you'll not find him frequenting these pages too often) but when he's got a newie coming out you'll find me at the head of the queue waiting for it! All games available from FSF Adventures, Larry Horsfield, [redacted]. Cheques and POs made payable to FSF Adventures. Overseas customers please add: 50p per order (Europe) or £1.00 (the world).