Gateway to Apshai

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title = Gateway to Apshai
developer = The Connely Group
publisher = Epyx
released = 1983
genre = Action-adventure
modes = Single-player
platforms = Atari 400/800, Commodore 64, ColecoVision

"Gateway to Apshai" is a computer game for the Commodore 64, ColecoVision, and Atari 400/800 home computers, developed by The Connely Group and published by Epyx as a prequel to "Temple of Apshai". It is, in principle, a more action-oriented version of "Temple of Apshai", with smoother and faster graphics routines, more intuitive controls, less role-playing, and fewer room descriptions.

Description

In "Gateway to Apshai" the player assumes the role of an unnamed adventurer, who tries to survive a series of increasingly difficult dungeon levels filled with both treasure and monsters. Each level is played within a freely selectable dungeon. Level 8 of the dungeon perpetually repeats until the player runs out of lives, ending the game.

Gameplay

The player is initially armed with a dagger and clad in leather armour. As play progresses, he or she obtains new weapons, armor, potions, eye glasses, and scrolls containing magical spells. Various enemies, ranging from simple rats and snakes to giants, inhabit the dungeon. The player must kill them with weapons or magical spells.