''Tower of Despair'' is a video game published in 1984 by Games Workshop for the

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. A Commodore 64 version was also released.

Plot

In a text-only adventure, Malnor the Demonlord of Darkness has returned to the Tower of Despair with the powerful and malicious Ring of Skulls.

Reception

Roger Kean previewed ''Tower of Despair'' in ''

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'' #9 (October 1984), saying it has "one of the most beautiful specially generated character sets yet seen on the Spectrum" noting that "the location descriptions and set pieces are atmospheric and designed to drag you screaming into the adventure"."From Tin Soldiers to Computer Games"
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'' issue 9, October 1984; retrieved from CRASH The Online Edition Kevin Westbury reviewed ''Tower of Despair'' for ''

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'' #60, giving it an overall rating of 9 out of 10, and stated that "you will find yourself smiling knowingly when you finally get a particularly tricky section right – only to loose it again when you get stuck in the next bit! There's going to be a lot of sleep lost over this one!" ''Home Computing Weekly'' described the game as "Different and challenging, though not perhaps an adventure for first timers." ''

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'' remarked: "''Tower of Despair'' is a gripping adventure, deserving a place in any fantasy fan's collection".

Reviews

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References

External links

''Tower of Despair'' at World of Spectrum
* {{Games Workshop 1984 video games Commodore 64 games Games Workshop games Video games developed in the United Kingdom ZX Spectrum games