Pyracurse for the Sinclair Spectrum

Pyracurse

Year of Release

1986

The Advertising Blurb

Probe the evil of the Inca curse - discover the lost tomb of Xipe Totec, the Sinu God. Adopt the characters to manoeuvre through the depth and darkness of tombs and crypts. Guide the tired and emotional Legless O'Donnell, the drunken reporter, archaeologist Professor Roger Kite, fiancee to the provocative Daphne, and the mischevous dog Frozbie, in their battle to save Daphne from the devestating curse of the ancient South American God Xipe Totec - Their success depends on you...

Pyracurse is a unique development featuring an isometric 3-D perspective with full hidden object removal and high speed multi-directional scrolling.

Compatibility

48K / 128K / +2

Original Price

£9.95

Worth now (confirmed sale)?

£5.90 Facebook October 2020.

Comments

Computer and Video Games Game of the Month. Crash Smash. C + VG Hit!

Controls

Up-Left - A-G, Up-Right - H-L Enter, Down-Left - B-M Space, Down-Right - Z-V, Fire - Y-P, Pause - 0, Unpause - 9, Throw/Discard Object - Fire Whilst Moving

Original Rating

Crash 90% / Your Sinclair 8/10

Review:

An excellent game that adds substantially to the isometric style of game. The only real complaint is the difficulty level which combined with some difficult to see graphics makes the game a little too hard.