Adventure A: Planet of Death
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Adventure A: Planet of Death is a text adventure from Artic Computing published for the ZX80 and ZX81 in 1981.[1][2] Releases followed for the ZX Spectrum (1982), Commodore 64 (1984), and Amstrad CPC (1985). The game was followed by Adventures B, C, D, E, F, G, and H.[3]
Adventure A was re-released for iOS and Android.
Plot
The player takes over the role of a spaceship pilot who is stranded on an alien planet. The aim is to escape from this planet by finding his or her captured and disabled spaceship.
Development
In 2013 a game version for iOS devices was released.[4] An Android version followed in 2020.
Reception
Crash magazine wrote that the game was "good value", complimenting its tone as "atmospheric" and "chilling".[5] British magazine Home Computing Weekly reported that Planet of Death followed a traditional adventure format. The magazine depicted the parser as fast but primitive. Editor Ray Elder judged that solving the game's puzzles was a very satisfying experience for him, make him "love" the game.[6]
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