Eye of Horus (video game)
Eye of Horus is a computer game published in 1989 by Fanfare (Britannica Software) for the Amiga.
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Developer(s) | Denton Designs |
Publisher(s) | Logotron |
Platform(s) | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Commodore 64 |
Release | 1989 |
Plot
In Eye of Horus, the player is Horus and must find the pieces of his father, Osiris, and assemble them in order to defeat the evil Set. The pieces of Osiris are located within a labyrinth where hieroglyphs come alive to prevent the player from completing this task. Horus possesses papyrus darts to destroy the evil that attacks him, and he also has the ability to turn into a hawk to fly over certain enemies to help him complete his mission. Horus can pick up amulets that can increase his weapons' powers or assist him in other ways.[1]
Reception
The game was reviewed in 1991 in Dragon #169 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 1 out of 5 stars.[1]
Reviews
- ST Format - Oct, 1989[2]
- Atari ST User - Sep, 1989
- The One - Nov, 1989[3]
- The Games Machine - Jan, 1990[4]
- The Games Machine - Oct, 1989[5]
- ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - Sep, 1989[6]
- ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - Jan, 1990[7]
References
- Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (May 1991). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (169): 61–65.
- "ST Format (Issue 03) - October - 1989: Atari magazine scans". www.atarimania.com. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- "TheOne Magazine Issue 14". November 1989.
- "The Games Machine Issue 26". Retrieved 21 April 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- "The Games Machine Issue 23". Retrieved 21 April 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- "Kultboy.com - DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games!". www.kultboy.com (in German). Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- "Aktueller Software Markt (ASM) Magazine (February 1990)". February 1990.
External links
- Eye of Horus at the Amiga Hall of Light
- Eye of Horus at Lemon 64
- Review in Compute!
- Review in Info