I’ve always been a great fan of fantasy/RPG’s. My
interest originated from hours of play with the Atari 2600’s
Adventure
and Dragonstomper, which paved the
way for home role-playing. Hell doesn’t follow the pattern of a
typical RPG. It’s an adult oriented adventure utilizing the familiar
point-and-click system similar to the Sierra computer games (ie Leisure
Suit Larry, King’s Quest, etc) or Maniac Mansion.
The interesting storyline involves two former agents who must solve the
mystery of why their government is trying to bump them off, discover the
secrets of "Hell", and rescue rebels who are prisoners,
eternally damned to "Hell". The graphics are comprised of
caricatures of actors, including Dennis Hopper who plays an influential
demon. My gripe is that the plot really drags on... Extremely lengthy
monotonous conversations do not help the already slow pace. Unfortunately
you can’t skip past them - well, you CAN... but you’ll miss something
important most of the time.
Overall the game is very unique, borderline interesting. For the most
part, however, the challenge and pace won’t meet most gamer’s
standards, even RPG fans.
