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Review by jorram all reviews by jorram

Peril by markr is an isometric 3rd person shooter game. You\'re a troll that must reach the exit of a labyrinth while dealing with knights in armor and fairies.

Artistic: The art for this game is good, you can see that there was some effort put in the graphics. All the characters are animated and the game has a consistent style (except for a cartoonish deer). However, it looks somewhat unpolished, because of the simplistic menus and the lack of sound. The troll requirement is fullfilled, but the unlockable level would have added much more to the gameplay if it changed the difficulty.

Technical: The engine for this game looks solid and is quite fast. The sine waves are used to create a sort of \'water effect\' that works well enough. There\'s little else, though: no other special effects, and no special techniques.

Genre: This is the weakest part of the game. Good parodies need lots of text or a really clever design. There isn\'t much of any here, except for a Wolfenstein-style head in the HUD, which is not enough to make a parody.

Overall: While this is game is technically and artistically good, the gameplay could be way better. You can reach the level exit in seconds without fighting any enemy and the difficulty levels don\'t really make the game harder to beat.

Scores: Overall 2 Artistical 3 Technical 3 Genre 1