action adventure game ultimate play game game series player jungle flip screen maze aiming reconstruct escape maze divided edge edge screens filled colourful flora enemies spawn randomly ultimate released game spectrum average price combat piracy game premium packaging company standard ultimate developer known secrecy finished sequels advance release withheld marketing purposes swiftly released year ultimate hired outside developers ports commodore platforms game subsequently included multiple compilation releases including ultimate rare retrospective reviewers lauded game graphics found gameplay similar ultimate previous release preferred reviewers noted game difficulty recommended gaming publications won best maze game crash reader awards financial success reached format charts listed multiple lists spectrum games introduced character ultimate rare intellectual properties game series gameplay player fight way jungle reconstruct order leave collecting pieces developer player bypass guarding cave exit leads game sequel presented flip screen maze paths bordered tropical flora player views single small static area maze time player character reaches edge screen section maze loads screens maze player receive explicit guidance play left game objectives trial error graphics fill screen interface inventory damage apart high score meter corner eat power ups bloom seconds turns colour receives abilities helpful like faster walking speed slower walking speed reversed controls collects treasure extra lives scattered maze map drawn grid populated attacking enemies bordered player swings sabre push fire button defeat enemies spawn random locations screen enemies include spiders snakes bats indigenous people sleeping fast wolf titular enemies flee hit sword affect wolf cave guardians appears pursues player long screen apart jungle game settings include mountains lakes game begins electronic rendition classical music composed bach versions optional player mode players turns controlling development ultimate play game developer known secrecy distance game development circles reveal details development practices upcoming games little known process apart sage computers preferred develop spectrum chose development platforms ran releasing end ultimate went silent ran teaser advertisements april company rarely depicted actual gameplay advertisements prepared game series character introduction ultimate founders tim withheld year felt sold players saw graphical knight lore known seminal work british gaming history iconic game 1980s format ultimate released spectrum titles soon followed ultimate game use company standard price mysterious packaging ultimate nearly doubled usual retail price saw bold step combat piracy expected legal owners protective letting friends copy expensive copies ultimate seen competitor prices slowly increasing felt price fair time invested game high quality big cardboard box glossy instruction manual upgrades regular game packaging ultimate standard packaging new games company game packaging showed game world ultimate games display internal credits hired outside developers complete ports consoles wrote conversion wrote commodore conversion licensed sabre later appeared compilation collection spectrum games sold million units compilation released converted platform eventually released standalone edition appeared alongside sequel commodore pack august xbox compilation ultimate rare titles reception reviewers appreciated game graphics found gameplay similar ultimate previous game particularly opening sequence maze format reviewers preferred critics noted game difficulty average selected recommendation crash july august june game named best maze game crash readers awards reported ultimate new strategy success broke company sales records reached format charts computer video games reported december sold copies company prior games eurogamer reported units sold total crash confirmed rumors game similar declared better predicted similar crash wrote inability current inventory resistance damage added game ultimate particularly skilled giving hints leaving sufficient clues game design found tip indigenous enemies play sound align horizontally vertically piece similar experience slowly learned use avoid described game instructions cryptic crash high praise colourful detailed graphics animations sound staff called software masterpiece magazine chief complaints bug player mode game high price nearly double average predicted cost lead piracy year later crash repeated games available spectrum added game feel comparisons launch unfair similar calling text adventures identical received mail praise game wrote carried ultimate momentum opinion best graphics spectrum graphical detail surpassed previous reviewers thought possible describing game difficulty mentioned narrow window sword swings register enemy hits commodore review years later approved port said game remained classic recommended drawing map maze easy lost found screens repeated game world liked enemies forced player vary hack slash gameplay style thought game price high noted issues altogether met ultimate high quality retrospective review said essentially interactive maze packed colour hack slash gameplay likened game colour choice setting magazine considered ultimate best arcade game disliked inability hit enemies eurogamer found game collision detection companion video game studies example games limited colour palette bit computers described colours pure glow like stained glass strong figure ground contrast spectrum black background legacy spectrum release included multiple lists games platform eurogamer wrote game beloved retrospective review titles series spectrum wrote character memorable appearance fit bit hero ordinary human hat exaggerated nose unreleased game spectrum series planned similar gameplay rare successor ultimate later released scrolling game boy advance enlist jungle animals solve puzzles received fans elements original appear games including rare jet force considered proof rare interested character series
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