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Genre and what to do:
Hidden object game. The Magician's Handbook II - BlackLore takes the hero on a quest, where he has to rescue fairies from the tread pirate. The game is nice sequel to the original game, in which the magician is back home after finding all the rune stones; but he is tired from the dull life. Once, Corrigan, helper of the wise wizard, asks to make free the Wise Wizard and fairies from evil magician pirate Blacklore. Your task is to free them until the next moonrise. All of them are hidden throughout the land, if you fail, the Blacklore will come for you. The hero does not have inborn magic powers, so he should collect enchanted objects to obtain spells. Each chapter provides its players with five helpful hints which can be used. The players face great variety of puzzles, which challenge them for long exciting hours of play.
Style and atmosphere inside the game:
The Magician's Handbook II . BlackLore features nice hand-drawn scenes, similar to what you have seen in the original. The game also has lots of little objects which strain the players eyes. This game is good for those who have experience playing the games of the genre, but for those who do not have it may appear to be not as much interesting and too difficult. All in all, the game suggests a very exciting gameplay, challenging tasks and interesting storyline.
Offline gameplay: 1 player |
Multiplayer: No |
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Publisher:
BC Soft |
ESRB Ratio: Everyone |
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Extras and features: |
· Colorful Graphics
· 2 Game Modes: Timed and Untimed
· 5 Hints per Chapter |
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Drawbacks: |
· Sometimes it is hard to see objects because of the representation |
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Requirements:
Windows 2000/XP/Vista,Processor: PIII 800 MHz,DirectX 6.0,256 MB RAM,Free hard drive space: 60 MB |
Alternative names:
The Magician's Handbook Two - BlackLore, The Magician's Handbook II: BlackLore, The Magicians Handbook II . Black Lore, The Magician's Hand book II - BlackLore |