![]() The third adventure game in the series, it was originally intended to be a high quality 2D adventure game (with the game going as far as being fully designed in 2D), however due to Publisher hesitation in picking up a 2D title, the developers decided to switch it from a 2D game to a 3D adventure game. Upon returning to consciousness Simon learns that, in order to return home, he must find the wardobe's power source, called "mucusade" (a pun on Lucozade). The wardrobe mistakenly brings Simon to the door-step of Calypso's Magic Shop. He transfers his spirit to a robotic body, and sends a magical wardrobe to retrieve Simon from his own dimension. ![]() In the game, the father of a peasant boy, Runt, burns his book of magic and throws it into the center of a pentagram on the floor, inadvertently bringing Sordid back to life as a spirit. Brian Bowles plays the voice of Simon, making him sound older, presumably in his late-teens. The wizard, Simon, the Wardrobe, and the lion all feature in the game. The title is a parody of the Chronicles of Narnia book: " The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". "Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe", commonly known as "Simon the Sorcerer II", was released by Adventure Soft in 1995. Imon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe The tunes to "Poppa, Don't Preach" can be heard during the game, especially near the end when you reach the castle. This game marks the first appearance of two evil, if somewhat inept, demons, who have since made an appearance in all the games. Simon is voiced in this game by Chris Barrie, known for his roles in " Red Dwarf" and " The Brittas Empire". The game includes parodies of various popular books and fairy tales, including Rapunzel, " The Lord of the Rings", " Chronicles of Narnia", Jack and the Beanstalk and the Three Billy Goats Gruff. After escaping from some goblins who intended to eat him, he discovers that he has been brought on a quest to rescue the wizard "Calypso" from the evil sorcerer "Sordid". Chippy goes through the portal and Simon follows.Īfter entering the portal, Simon finds himself in another world. Simon throws the book onto the floor in contempt, but a portal opens above it. His dog, "Chippy", discovers a chest in the loft of his house containing a spellbook titled "Ye Olde Spellbooke". The story begins with the protagonist, Simon, as an ordinary teenager. Simon the Sorcerer was released by Adventure Soft on 2 January, 1993 for DOS and Amiga formats. Simon breaks the fourth wall with his comments about adventure games. This tends to interfere with the success of his quests, forcing him to go to ridiculous lengths in order to complete puzzles. Simon is rude and insulting to many of the characters he meets. He must use his logic and magical skills to solve puzzles as he progresses through the games. Simon the Sorcerer is a teenager transported into a fantasy world as a sorcerer dressed in a cloak and pointy hat his cloak and hat are purple in the first game, but change to red in the second, third and fourth game. The game has a fantasy setting and is a comedy.The first two games are often compared with the "Monkey Island" series in terms of style and humour, | author=Tony Gill | date=February 1994 | publisher=EMAP | accessdate=] and the Terry Pratchett Discworld novels and derivative games.Both the first and the second episodes are playable with ScummVM. The series follows the adventures of an unwilling hero of the same name. By pressing "H" every interactive object on the screen will be highlighted."Simon the Sorcerer" is a series of point-and-click adventure games created by Adventure Soft. Each star will reveal a hint on how to solve the puzzle. Each journal entry is marked with 3 stars. The journal keep tracks of every situation that needs to be solved for example: "How to get past the bridge troll". The player is mainly tasked with solving logical puzzles.Ī new feature is the in-game hint system and journal. Simon the Sorcerer 4 is a traditional point-and-click adventure game. Nevertheless, he enters his magical wardrobe and travels to the Magic World determined to find out. When Simon awakes, he doesn't know if the vision was real or not. ![]() In the vision he sees Alix, a friend from the Magic World, that tells him a doppelgänger of Simon is causing trouble in Magic World. One day when Simon is fighting with his younger brother over the TV remote, he is knocked out and receives a vision. Simon the Sorcerer 4: Chaos Happens is set some years after Simon's last adventure in the Magic World.
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