Slightly Magic

Infobox VG| title = Slightly Magic


developer = Colin Jones, Allister Brimble
publisher = Codemasters
designer =
engine =
released = 1991
genre = Arcade adventure
modes = Single player
ratings = N/A
platforms = Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
media = Cassette, disk
requirements =
input = Keyboard, Joystick

"Slightly Magic" is an arcade adventure computer game published in 1991 by Codemasters for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. It was written by Colin Jones, author of the rock star management game "Rock Star Ate My Hamster" (also for Codemasters). Colin later became known as author and publisher Colin Bradshaw-Jones.

tory

Bigwiz the wizard has left the castle in a hurry and has been a bit forgetful. He forgot to pack his spare wand, he forgot to lock his laboratory door and forgot to take his nephew Slightly with him. To make matters worse, a sunburned dragon has run off with the Princess Croak and the spell cabinet has been knocked over spreading the spells everywhere.

Gameplay

The gameplay in "Slightly Magic" is closely related to the gameplay of "Dizzy". As with "Dizzy", the player starts off with no equipment and has to explore the area to find items and solve puzzles, but "Slightly Magic" expands this idea by allowing the use of spells to solve puzzles. The player must collect the ingredients and the correct spell word to cast a spell, which would allow the player to solve a puzzle (for example, a fish spell to turn into a fish and swim in water).

Critical response

"Slightly Magic" was generally well received in the media. It received 94% in "" "top 100 Spectrum games" as voted by readers [cite web | url = http://www.worldofspectrum.org/ystop100.html | work=World of Spectrum | last = Heide | first = Martijn van der | title = THE OFFICIAL GAME TOP 100 OF ALL TIME | accessdate = 2007-02-07|] .

References

External links

*WoS game|id=0009418|name=Slightly Magic
* [http://www.colinbradshawjones.com Colin Bradshaw-Jones website]