''Tower of Souls'' is a 1995 isometric role playing video game by British studio Parys Technografx for

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, and later released for

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Reception

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'' gave a scathing review, describing it as "the most tediously clichéd tale of wretchedness". CU Amiga said that the gameplay was not praiseworthy. Amiga Joker offered praise for the beautiful aesthetics of the game. British gaming magazine ''

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'' gave the Amiga version of ''Tower of Souls'' an overall score of 85%, stating: "It's difficult, if not impossible, to innovate in some genres of game ... However, ''

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'' proved me wrong, and now ''Tower of Souls'' has taken the concept of ''Legend'' and applied a crackingly-good control system." ''The One'' praised the isometric perspective, but expressed that "it's difficult to judge the exact position of enemies. And something which looks like it's going to miss you often hits ... and with only one life, that's harsh."

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* * 1995 video games Amiga games DOS games IOS games Role-playing video games Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video games with isometric graphics Windows Mobile games Black Legend (company) games {{videogame-stub