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Dark Portal 2
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@2
Andrew Campbell is no stranger to Amoszine readers with lots of
his work appearing in the mag every issue. Apart from writing
damn fine games, it also appears he is quite a novellist. So
I've decided to turn literary critic this issue and review Dark
Portal 2, which contains a nasty selection of short horror
stories. It has to be said right from the outset that if you're
the sort of person who objects to violence, sex and swearing
then this collection is most definitely not recommended. Those
who want to be truly frightened may just enjoy this.
@2
The disk contains short stories from a variety of authors with
Andrew Campbell being the main author. The presentation for
Dark Portal is top-notch. Upon loading, a mysterious eye
appears which winks at you, nasty. Afterwards, a spooky tune
begins to play which was written by none other than Mike Richmond.
Mike does get around a bit doesn't he! The stories are many and
varied but it also has to be said that you must have an open
mind. Some of the stories are truly horrific and I really
wouldn't recommend parents buying this disk for their children.
The front-end is rather like the one used for Amoszine. Two
arrows move you through the text, a music icon toggles the music,
a 'goto-menu' icon takes you to the main menu (funnily enough)
and a quit icon lets you, well, quit. There's not much else I
can say about Dark Portal, either you'll like it or you won't.
The reason why Dark Portal doesn't get a rating is because you
just can't give a rating to this sort of thing. If you like
horror, then you'll love this. The only question that remains
is whether Andrew is the next Steven King, for his stories are
certainly good enough. Worth checking out.
@1
Released as : Public Domain
Author : Andrew Campbell
Address : 4 Alloe Field Place,
Illingworth,
Halifax,
HX2 9ES
Telephone : (0422) 248252
Reviewer: Andrew Smith