Heroquest is a conversion of the famous fantasy-themed board game into an isometric RPG created by Gremlin Graphics and released in 1991 for the Amiga, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, A...
#Hasbro #Haslab #HeroQuestEmbark on your latest quest, and discover what it means to be a hero with the latest Hasbro Haslab line: the HeroQuest Board Game. Required Cookies & Technologies. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. Published: - The Maze - The Plague of Zombies - The Halls of Durrag-Dol - Running the Gauntlet - A Growl of Thunder - Inn of Chaos - The Eyes of Chaos - Revenge of the Weather-Man - The Slave City - Rescue of the Princess - The Dark Company (Hero Quest Advanced Quest) Community: - Lords of Darkness by Raymond Calle - Mound of the Beastmen by Pan - Agin's Inn Contest by Various - The Chronicles. HeroQuest, sometimes written as Hero Quest, is an adventure board game created by Milton Bradley in conjunction with the British company Games Workshop.The game was loosely based around archetypes of fantasy role-playing games: the game itself was actually a game system, allowing the gamemaster (called 'Morcar' and 'Zargon' in the United Kingdom and North America respectively) to create. Deep inside another dimension, face battling barbarians and evil magic on a quest for adventure in a maze of monsters. This is HeroQuest, the fantasy adventure game, where winning means mastering the art of combat and magic. Once you get into it, you'll never be the same.
Year | 1991 |
Genre | Role Playing |
Rating | 78/100 based on 8 Editorial reviews. Add your vote |
Publisher | Gremlin Graphics |
Developer | 221B Software Development |
OS supported | Win7 64 bit, Win8 64bit, Windows 10, MacOS 10.6+ |
Updated | 18 February 2021 |
Heroquest is a conversion of the famous fantasy-themed board game into an isometric RPG created by Gremlin Graphics and released in 1991 for the Amiga, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST and MS-DOS.
In the original board game, a human player has to take the role of the evil wizard Morcar, in the computer adaptation, the AI will play that part. The game is strictly loyal to the original game, and it follows the rules, heart to heart, a choice that divided the critics. In fact, Gremlin made a completely different choice with Space Crusade (despite the ruleset of both HeroQuest and Space Crusade are identical).
Anyway, going back to Heroquest, the adaptation is well designed, and it brings out the same old school feelings as playing the original board game.
Maybe, playing the game in single-player mode can be a bit strange, considering that a board game is meant to be played with friends, but thank god there is also a multiplayer available.
HeroQuest is shown from an isometric point of view, and in my opinion, that is the right choice instead of opting to the regular top-down perspective; the isometric view is how one would see the actual boardgame as well! The degree of the quests does increase as you complete each one, but the game never gets too complicated.
The graphics fit the dark theme of the game. The elements of the dungeons, such as the doors, walls, furnishing, and even the enemies, have a lot of detailing in them, so if you are a fan of the original board game feasting your eyes on this will be a moment of eye candy. The incredibly catchy animated intro is something to always look forward and trust me you don't want to miss it.
The music composed by Barry Leitch is outstanding and famous to even this day, but the sound effects were quite dull in comparison.
If you don't know or didn't like the original game, maybe you would prefer Space Crusade. But if you were a fan of the board game, Heroquest is definitely something you need to play.
Review by: Adam
Published: 6 April 2020 5:17 pm