Revenge of the License: Deathtrap Dungeon

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Revenge of the License: Deathtrap Dungeon

Added: 14.04.2015 5:17 | 4 views | 0 comments

Michael Crisman writes, "Quick show of hands: how many growing up in the 1980s recall Fighting Fantasy game books? These little works of genius were the brainchild of British designers Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone and spawned a whole slew of imitators. These books took what was already awesome about the Choose Your Own Adventure novels (the idea of the reader controlling the story) and wove in simple game mechanics like combat, tests of luck, and other random features via reader-provided dice. The end results were always challenging, sometimes infuriating, interactive adventures. And while many are considered classics, among the best-known and least-forgiving was Ian Livingstones Deathtrap Dungeon, the sixth book in the series. So its no surprise that Eidos Interactive, casting about for ideas, turned to the Fighting Fantasy series. What could possibly go wrong?"