Isle of the Dead (video game)
Encyclopedia
Isle of the Dead is a computer game developed by Merit Software in 1993 for IBM and compatibles.
#206 by Sandy Petersen
in the "Eye of the Monitor" column. Petersen gave the game 0 stars.
Gameplay
Isle of the Dead is a 3-D action/adventure game where the player is the lone survivor of a plane wreck on a mysterious tropical island, teeming with flesh-eating zombies under the control of an evil mad scientist. After retrieving items from the wreckage, the player can explore the beach and move further inland by hacking at the undergrowth with a machete.Development
The game was designed by A. Sean Glaspell, programmed by Bruce J. Mack and Bryan Kolsch, and featured art by Myk Friedman.Reception
The game was reviewed in 1994 in DragonDragon (magazine)
Dragon is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products, the other being Dungeon. TSR, Inc. originally launched the monthly printed magazine in 1976 to succeed the company's earlier publication, The Strategic Review. The...
#206 by Sandy Petersen
Sandy Petersen
Carl Sanford Joslyn Petersen is a game designer.Petersen was born in St. Louis, Missouri and attended University of California, Berkeley, majoring in zoology....
in the "Eye of the Monitor" column. Petersen gave the game 0 stars.
External links
- Isle of the Dead at MobyGamesMobyGames-Platforms not yet included:- Further reading :* Rusel DeMaria, Johnny L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media; 2 edition , ISBN 0-07-223172-6...
- Isle of the Dead at GameFAQsGameFAQsGameFAQs is a website that hosts FAQs and walkthroughs for video games. It was created in November 1995 by Jeff "CJayC" Veasey and was bought by CNET Networks in May 2003. It is currently owned by CBS Interactive. The site has a database of video game information, cheat codes, reviews, game saves,...