The Immortal

The Immortal

Released1990
When nightmares come to life... You discover you're not immortal! You're a mighty wizard in search of your lost master, Mordamir. Venture into the dungeon and slove the mysteries of each level. Unravel the secrets of The Immortal! The Immortal is an isometric action-adventure game. Your old mentor Mordamir has disappeared. Probably kidnapped. You're not too sure where he might be, but a dungeon is always a good place to look, so you seek out the nearest one and plunge into its depths. Beware: 8 levels of isometric death await. The Immortal is the prototype of a trial-and-error game. Progress is made by encountering a hazard, dying, solving the problem, encountering the next hazard. To solve a level, you have to know its traps and their patterns by heart. As frustrating as this may sound (it is), The Immortal quite cleverly balances annoyance with curiosity and graphical rewards.
75Wit Score

Details

DeveloperSandcastle Productions
PublisherElectronic Arts, Electronic Arts Victor, Ocean Software, The Hit Squad, Tec Toy
ReleasedNovember 1, 1990
StatusReleased
GenresRole-playing (RPG)Adventure
ThemesActionFantasy
PlatformsDOS DOSAMI AmigaNIN Nintendo Entertainment SystemSEG Sega Mega Drive/GenesisATA Atari ST/STEAPP Apple IIGS
ModesSingle player

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Community Score
Worth Playing75/100

About This Game

An unnamed sorcerer awakens to discover that Mordamir, the mentor who shaped their magical abilities, has become trapped far beneath the earth in a sprawling labyrinth and now desperately calls out for rescue. The plea for aid reaches not the wizard player, but another figure named Dunric, setting in motion a descent into the depths where answers—and danger—await.