Book of the Dead

Rating: 50%

Platforms: Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum

Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG) and Adventure

Themes: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Survival, Sandbox and Open world

Keywords: anime, interactive fiction, soldier, run and gun, female protagonist, hand-to-hand combat, action-adventure, side-scrolling, parallel worlds, overworld, psychic abilities, undead, portals, survival horror, day/night cycle, darkness, boss fight, world map, top-down perspective, bow and arrow, damsel in distress, upgradeable weapons, descendants of other characters, real-time combat, instant kill, scary children, rpg elements, sleeping, dimension travel, plot twist, alternate reality, fetch quests, day-based narrative, random encounter, battle screen, restoration, close quarters combat, persistent world, another world, psychics, dark past, secret past and isolation

Perspective: First person and Text

Publisher: CRL Group PLC;The Essential Myth

Book of the Dead

Summary:

Released in 1987, War of the Dead is considered to be the first true survival horror game. SWAT officer Lila must rescue survivors in the demon-infested small town of Chaneys Hill. It also featured open-world gameplay and RPG elements.

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Book of the Dead

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