The King's Quest Companion, 4th Edition (Covers Games I-VII)
by Peter Spear
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Author: Peter SpearEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1997-07
ISBN: 007882401X
Number of pages: 656
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill
Book Reviews of The King's Quest Companion, 4th Edition (Covers Games I-VII)
Book Review: King of all guidebooks
Summary: 5 Stars
There are many computer game guidebooks on the market now. Probobly one for every new game that comes out. But none do everything as well as Peter Spear does for this book. Not only does he go through all the solutions and maps for the puzzles in all seven games, but he also adds a narrative version of the games. This is where the book shines. I don't think I've seen any guidebook for any computer game do this before. It's ground breaking, and it's great. If you have any of the games, buy this book. Better yet, buy The Kings Quest Collection, and then buy this book.
Summary of The King's Quest Companion, 4th Edition (Covers Games I-VII)
The adventure continues with this updated edition of the best-selling (60,000 copies sold) strategy guide to the classic adventure game recently featured in Newsweek.-- More than 2.5 million copies of the games sold
-- Covers games 1-7 for all computer models at the price of a single-game guide
-- Not a hints book -- more a novel that extends and amplifies the role playing in the King's Quest environment.
-- Reveals the legends and tales about Daventry's fabulous characters and creatures, as well as their hidden secrets
-- Strategy, hints, and tips and answers told through a fictionalized narrative
By the standards of computer game books, this is a staggering tome. That it covers the solutions to all seven King's Quest games doesn't account for its length and richness--not even when you take into account that it leads to multiple solutions of many problems. This is more than just a computer game solution book: it's a fantasy novel in its own right. In The King's Quest Companion we often follow the narrative stories of the King's Quest characters, seeing their world through their eyes, hearing their voices and thoughts, seeing them not as on-screen game pieces but as fully developed characters. That might even be too mild a description, because Spear insists throughout that the world of Daventry is "real" and that these stories all really happened. Certainly, the characters have become real for the devoted players who've followed their exploits since the first King's Quest changed the face of computer gaming in 1984. Spear's strategy guide offers solutions to the puzzles that have driven players to distraction for years, but more than that, he adds new depth to the King's Quest experience.
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