The Price of Magik is the sequel to the previous game; Myglar the Magician. The guardian of the Crystal has become insane and is draining its energy for his own use; he must be defeated before it is exhausted.
PuzzleAdventureFantasyinteractive fictiontext adventureBBC Microcomputer System, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX
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Character
Classical in form, plot-driven, earnest and cool.
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
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About the game
- Platforms
- BBC Microcomputer System, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX
- Developer
- Level 9 Computing
- Publisher
- Level 9 Computing
- Released
- December 31, 1986
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person, Text
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