The Snow Queen (video game)
| The Snow Queen | |
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| Developer(s) | St. Bride's School |
| Publisher(s) | Mosaic Publishing |
| Designer(s) | Marianne Scarlett Priscilla Langridge[1] |
| Engine | The Quill |
| Platform(s) | Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum |
| Release | 1985 |
| Genre(s) | Interactive fiction |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Snow Queen is a interactive fiction game created by Irish developer St. Bride's School and published by Mosaic Publishing for the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum in 1985. It is based on the 1844 fairy tale "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Andersen.[2]
Plot
[edit]The story closely follows the story of "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Andersen. The player takes on the role of Gerda, whose friend Kay has been kidnapped by the Snow Queen and taken to her home in the mountains. Gerda must attempt to rescue her friend.[3]
Reception
[edit]The Snow Queen was generally moderately well received, including review scores of 60% from Computer Gamer,[4] 21/30 from Computer & Video Games,[5] 7/10 from Crash,[6] four out of five stars from Sinclair User,[7] 5/10 and 7/10 from Your Sinclair,[8][9] and 60% from Zzap!64.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ John Minson. "CRASH 26 - St Brides". crashonline.org.uk.
- ^ "Sinclair User 44 - Adventure". f9.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 January 2012.
- ^ "Computer and Videogames Magazine Issue 052". February 1986.
- ^ "Computer Gamer - Issue 09 (1985-12)(Argus Press)(GB)". archive.org. December 1985.
- ^ "Computer and Videogames Magazine Issue 052". archive.org. February 1986.
- ^ "Crash - No. 23 (1985-12)(Newsfield)(GB)". archive.org. December 1985.
- ^ "Sinclair User Magazine Issue 052". archive.org. July 1986.
- ^ "Sinclair ZX Spectrum Reviews". zxspectrumreviews.co.uk.
- ^ "Sinclair ZX Spectrum Reviews". zxspectrumreviews.co.uk.
- ^ "gamebase64.com - The Gamebase Collection". gamebase64.com.
External links
[edit]- The Snow Queen at MobyGames
- The Snow Queen at World of Spectrum
- The Snow Queen in the Interactive Fiction Database
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- 1980s interactive fiction
- 1985 video games
- Commodore 64 games
- Fantasy video games
- Mosaic Publishing games
- Single-player video games
- Video games about witchcraft
- Video games based on fairy tales
- Video games developed in Ireland
- Video games featuring female protagonists
- Video games set in Europe
- Works based on The Snow Queen
- ZX Spectrum games
- Video games based on works by Hans Christian Andersen
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