The Island (video game)

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The Island
Cover art
Developer(s)Crystal Computing
Publisher(s)Virgin Games
Designer(s)Martyn Charles Davis
Platform(s)ZX Spectrum
Release
Genre(s)Interactive fiction

The Island is a ZX Spectrum text adventure developed and released by Crystal Computing in 1983. The player is the survivor of a plane crash. The aim of the game is to find the valuable treasure and escape from the island.

Watch out for the Red Herring!

Reception[edit]

"Compared to similar adventures, The Island is dull stuff with nothing out of the ordinary to recommend it.". Sinclair User[2]

"It seems unlikely that any Spectrum owner will find it fun for more than a few minutes to play this repetitive, text-only adventure, which is filled with the programmer's inane humour". Sinclair Programs[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Island at GameFAQs
  2. ^ "Review...". Sinclair User (24): 9. March 1984.
  3. ^ "Review...". Sinclair Programs (8407): 33. July 1984.

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