Developed by Angelsoft, this is a text adventure based on A View to a Kill. One thing I noticed about this text adventure is how good the writing itself is, so it’s no surprise that one of the writers and developers, Raymond Benson, went on to write James Bond novels.
The game is very good at understanding commands, allowing you to do some things that don’t progress the game. A lot of the puzzles involve examining objects and interacting with what you find, although one at the start has no mention of a watch you have to look at, you just need to remember that Bond checked out a watch in the film – it’s odd because nothing else in the game lacks this knowledge.
The game is extremely difficult. Not only do you need to figure out exactly what you need to do, but some events seem to happen at certain times, so if you took to many steps earlier on, you’ll completely fail. This is pretty typical for text adventure games, though, with lots of note-taking, trial and error and repeating. The quality of the writing, including all the failed attempts, make this a good text adventure.
The game is very good at understanding commands, allowing you to do some things that don’t progress the game. A lot of the puzzles involve examining objects and interacting with what you find, although one at the start has no mention of a watch you have to look at, you just need to remember that Bond checked out a watch in the film – it’s odd because nothing else in the game lacks this knowledge.
The game is extremely difficult. Not only do you need to figure out exactly what you need to do, but some events seem to happen at certain times, so if you took to many steps earlier on, you’ll completely fail. This is pretty typical for text adventure games, though, with lots of note-taking, trial and error and repeating. The quality of the writing, including all the failed attempts, make this a good text adventure.