HeroQuest II: Legacy of Sorasil

HeroQuest II: Legacy of Sorasil is an isometric role-playing game that was released on Amiga with OCS/ECS chipsets and CD32 console in 1994 by Gremlin Interactive.[1][2] The game is the sequel to the 1991 video game HeroQuest, both inspired by the adventure board game Hero Quest from Milton Bradley.

HeroQuest II: Legacy of Sorasil
Developer(s)Gremlin Interactive
Publisher(s)Gremlin Interactive
Producer(s)Tony Casson
Designer(s)Paul Green
Programmer(s)Kevin Dudley (original code), Mike Hart (additional code), Simon Short (level construction)
Artist(s)Matt Furniss, Alan Batson (manual illustrations), Steve McKevitt and Kai MacMahon (manual)
Composer(s)Patrick Phelan
SeriesHeroQuest
Platform(s)
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Genre(s)Role-playing game
Mode(s)up to 4 players, alternate turns

Gameplay

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There are 9 large missions to take on. The players can choose a team of 4 from 8 character classes. The abilities of these can be customized before the game starts. The game is controlled using action icons at the bottom of the screen to set the basic instructions to move, fight, open doors, search for treasure or hidden doors and traps.[3]

Reception

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The game received generally positive reviews.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

The One gave HeroQuest II an overall score of 74%, calling it "the same old Hero Quest with slightly flashier graphics and a different plot. ... [HeroQuest II] comes across as being just a little half-hearted". Despite this, The One goes on to state that "there's a fair degree of enjoyment to be had. There's a well-crafted learning curve", and praised the game's "intuitive" UI, but remarking that the game overall feels dated.[13]

References

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  1. ^ The Legacy Of Sorasil, official manual (PDF). Gremlin Interactive. 1994. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-11-19. Please note Amiga 1200 users may have to revert back to original chipset before running by holding both mouse buttons down and resetting the machine.
  2. ^ "HeroQuest II: Legacy Of Sorasil". Hall of Light. 2024-11-19. Archived from the original on 2023-09-30.
  3. ^ HeroQuest II: Legacy of Sorasil manual. Gremlin Interactive. 1994. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  4. ^ Duy, Manfred (October 1994). "Legacy of Sorasil". Amiga Joker (in German). No. 10'94. p. 78. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  5. ^ Almén, Jesper (August 1994). "Heroquest 2 - Legacy of Sorasil". Datormagazin (in Swedish). Vol. 1994, no. 14. Hjemmet Mortensen. p. 42. ISSN 1650-1306.
  6. ^ Dillon, Tony (6 August 1994). "Heroquest 2: The Legacy of Sorasil". CU Amiga. EMAP. p. 50. ISSN 0963-0090. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  7. ^ Rik, Skews (September 1994). "Legacy of Sorasil". Computer and Video Games. No. 154. Future plc. p. 90. ISSN 0261-3697. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  8. ^ Nash, Jonathan (September 1994). "Legacy of Sorasil". Amiga Power. No. 41. Future plc. p. 81. ISSN 0961-7310. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  9. ^ Leach, James (August 1994). "The Legacy of Sorasil". Amiga Format. No. 62. Future plc. p. 76. ISSN 0957-4867. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  10. ^ Cavanaggia, Alexandre (September 1994). "Legacy of Sorasil". Amiga Dream (in French). No. 10. Posse Press. p. 91. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Hero Quest 2: Legacy of Sorasil". Amiga Computing. No. 78. Europress. October 1994. p. 124. ISSN 0959-9630. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Legacy of Sorasil". Amiga CD32 Gamer. No. 3. Paragon Publishing. August 1994. pp. 25–27. ISSN 1355-9621. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  13. ^ Broughton, Matt (April 1994). "Legacy of Sorasil". The One. No. 67. EMAP. pp. 62–63. ISSN 0955-4084. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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