Black Magic

Black Magic is a multidirectional scrolling action-adventure game written for the Apple II by Peter Ward of Action Software and published by Datasoft in 1987. Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC versions were also released. Plot The evil wizard Zahgrim has turned the good wizard Aganar to stone, removed his six eyes, and scattered them across the world, though always in the same locations, d so they may view the destruction being reaped. The player's objective is to find the six eyeballs. Gameplay The player moves through a large, vertically and horizontally scrolling world, picking-up food, arrows, and spells. Roaming enemies can be avoided or shot with arrows; the player can only shoot arrows while moving. The game plays differently depending on the order the eyes are recovered. When one is collected, stronger types of monsters appear in the world and travel becomes more difficult. Resources are limited. Food is always on the verge of running out and arrows are in short supply. A large bird can carry the player to a different part of the world, similar to the bat in Adventure for the Atari 2600. Shooting the bird with an arrow makes it go away temporarily.