Final Odyssey:
Theseus Verses the Minotaur
| Developer: P. Spinaze | Graphics: |
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| Publisher: Vulcan | Sound: |
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| Year: 1997 | Difficulty: |
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| Genre: Action | Lastability: |
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| Number of players: 1 | Rating: |
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Each year, Minos, King of Crete, ordered the city of Athens to deliver seven young virgins to serve as snacks for the Minotaur. Theseus, son of King Aegeus, decided it was time to end this barbarity.
He threw on a wig and sailed to Knossos accompanied by six ladies in tow, determined to brave the labyrinth’s dangers and slay the terrible beast. His sweetheart Ariadne, eager to help, handed him a ball of thread…
“Thanks, babe, I’ve got my plasma rifle!
— Epic, right? You’ll end up in the history books!”
The overall atmosphere reminds me of Blood Omen, only with a few more guns. And since Daedalus himself handled the level-design, expect to use your brain to outsmart traps, solve puzzles, find your way … or at worst, blow your own path open with bombs! A subtle blend of violence and thinking, which makes us feel smart—while holding a minigun. I Love it!
This title was released on CD, requiring a “modern” Amiga equipped with a CD drive and a hard disk. Running it on an emulator can be tricky. Get a version of Workbench (3.1). Check “CDFS automount CD/DVD drives” under the “Hard Drive” tab. Mount the game image on a virtual CD drive like Daemon Tool. Light a candle. Start the emulator, and the game icon should appear.
In-game, press “F1” to “F5” to switch weapons, “S” to save, and “L” to load. Don’t skip the save function—it’s all too easy to get yourself stuck like an idiot.
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