Dark Sceptre

The main display shows a side-view of the currently watched warrior, which scrolls and tracks him as he moves through the game world.

Your Sinclair awarded Dark Sceptre 9 out of 10, highlighting "nifty graphics and sound" and the easy-to-play design.

[3] Sinclair User awarded it 10 out of 10, also impressed with the menu system, with the large variety of commands opening up an "almost infinite" number of strategies.

[4] CRASH magazine awarded it 88%, highlighting the large, animated sprites that avoided the Spectrum's attribute clash.

The only criticism was with the lack of detailed instructions, with the reviewer spending a lot of time trying to discover the objective of the game and working out which characters are best to befriend.

Umbrarg's Reaper fighting one of the player's Thralls at the beginning of the game. The Reaper is carrying the Dark Sceptre.