Atari 2600 - Wizard of Wor
August 20, 2008 - 1:17 pm - Posted by Sean R.
Say what you want about the flickering graphics and the blocky, goofy-looking monsters, Wizard of Wor delivers some serious maze-shooting action. You can even play simultaneously with a friend!
The object is to exterminate all the monsters in each dungeon. The maze changes in terms of layout and color as you progress, and a scanner on the bottom of the screen helps you track invisible monsters!
There can be up to six creatures crawling around the dungeon at a time and some can even shoot at you! There are two escape doors on either side of the screen, like Pac-Man.
After clearing out the normal monsters, a winged beast called a “Worluk” flies towards an escape door, and you can blast him for bonus points.
Next you engage the Wizard of Wor himself. This guy teleports all over the place, usually vanishing before you get a chance to pump lead into him.
Sometimes it takes a lucky shot to nail him, so keep shooting. Wizard of Wor plays much better than it looks.
For best results, set the difficulty to A, and don’t forget to use the right joystick for the single-player game.
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