| The year was 1987. Japan was trying to cash | | | | characters will become so powerful that |
| in on the PC game market. In an attempt to | | | | nothing can stop them. This is another one |
| do this, they exported one of their more | | | | of the game's flaws in that eventually it can |
| popular arcade games into PC format. Because | | | | become rather dull to play when the challenge |
| of this, the game itself, Sorcerian, plays | | | | is gone.The look of the game itself is rather |
| more like an arcade game than a PC game. | | | | odd. The characters are extremely small and |
| This doesn't make the game itself bad, just | | | | don't look anything like real people. They |
| very different.The game itself is very | | | | follow each other in a line in an almost |
| interesting in many respects but because of | | | | comical fashion. When one character battles, |
| its flaws, the game can become very dull very | | | | they all battle. There is no way to separate |
| fast.Let's begin with the more interesting | | | | their actions. You can equip them with a |
| aspects of the game. Sorcerian is a game | | | | variety of weapons, however. You can use |
| where you create the characters from scratch. | | | | spells, some of which are very powerful, |
| These characters not only have certain | | | | especially in the upper levels.The game comes |
| powers and abilities, such as fighter, cleric | | | | with a very interesting and beautiful musical |
| and wizard, among others, but each character | | | | score. This is actually one of the high |
| can have a different race and profession. | | | | points of the game itself, since the graphics |
| The characters actually age, progress in | | | | of the game leave a lot to be desired. Of |
| knowledge and levels and eventually die. | | | | course considering when the game itself was |
| This makes the game very interesting as you | | | | made, they're not too bad. Just don't expect |
| attempt to build your characters as strong as | | | | too much.The game is very old, so don't |
| possible.The game is also very different from | | | | expect to be able to play it on the newer |
| many other PC games in that it has multiple | | | | operating systems. Anything past Windows 98 |
| scenarios. Each one of these is like a | | | | is probably going to crash and burn. The |
| separate game unto itself. Solving one | | | | game comes on floppy disks. Yes, we're |
| scenario has no effect on any of the others, | | | | talking very old.In spite of the flaws, there |
| other than to increase your characters' | | | | is a charm to Sorcerian. The characters are |
| levels and skill abilities, along with their | | | | so cute when you view them in their inventory |
| age. It appears after completing each | | | | screen. There is enough to do besides |
| scenario your character will age one year.The | | | | fighting, such as training, buying items and |
| scenarios themselves are fairly interesting | | | | other odds and ends. If you can get around |
| but there doesn't seem to be any connection | | | | the challenges becoming too easy as you |
| between them. This is one of the game's | | | | progress, this is actually a very enjoyable |
| flaws. Plus, you can do each scenario as | | | | game.All you have to do is find a computer to |
| many times as you want. Some of them are so | | | | play it on. |
| easy to begin with that eventually your | | | | |