ShadowCaster RavenSoftware / Origin 1993


In this action & role playing game, your character is able to morph himself, change his appearance, size and attributes. Each shape has its own abilities and weaknesses. They range from Maorin, a 6-legged cat that can claw and see in the infrared, to Opsis, a floating eyeball who is physically weak but can cast many powerful spells, to Kahpa the frog man and even SSair the fire dragon. You start out with Kirt who can kick, jump, and punch. He is also the only form in which you can regenerate "power," which is the manna that you need to be able to cast spells, morph, and to stay in any other form besides human. The absolute necessity of manna adds a fun element of strategic planning, since you must return to Kirt form once in a while to regenerate. The graphics are really nice, but the game suffers from the enemies' bad AI. Cleanse your homeworld's city of evil as you progress toward stopping the mighty Malkor. Wolfenstein-3D meets Ultima Underworld is a fairly accurate description of gameplay: 3D action mixed with RPG elements and puzzle solving. The puzzles are a lot of fun to solve, especially since they are not so much quests for items, as they are about finding out what to do with the items you already have, and what form you have to morph into to accomplish the goals. The game features typical AD&D monsters as well as original ones that must be killed in a certain way. The CD-ROM enhanced version features enhanced redbook audio narration, two new levels, and 3-D rendered cutscenes. I played it through, but it doesn't satisfy a lot and has no cool moments. At some points I was shooting about 15 minutes at one enemy who got stuck until he died, finally. It's nothing special, not even for those times.

Screenshots
Full Demo ( @ Lost Treasures Fr)
Videos
Full Demo 7MB ( @ Juego Viejo)
Full Demo (upload by bullthorn)
ISO Demo 71MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Floppy Images ISO Demo 7MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Shareware Level Demo 1.4MB (uploaded by RGB Classic Games)


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