Ramonovo Kouzlo

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Ramon's Spell
Platform(s) DOS
Release1995
Genre(s) Adventure

Ramonovo Kouzlo (English: Ramon's Spell) is a Slovakian graphic adventure video game developed by Riki Computer Games and published by Vochozka Trading in 1995 for DOS.

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Production

The game was made in 1995 by Slovakian developer Riki Computer Games, by a team led by Richard Pintér. Nevertheless, the game's development took place within the Czech Republic, and it includes subtitles in Czech. [1] The game's graphic processing was different to that of previous games; the style of having digitized picture screens was inspired by some Sierra Entertainment games. [1] The company disbanded three years later and reformed as Mayhem Studios. [1]

Gameplay and plot

The title is a point and click adventure game consisting of a series of static photographs and no animation. The game is set in Nové Město nad Metují, where the evil wizard Ramon settled and enslaved good elves. It is the player's task to free the city from Ramon and save the elves from the curse.

Critical reception

The game received a negative review in Riki magazine. [2]

The title was the first Czech video game with scanned photographs. [3]

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References

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