This is a really solid adventure, even if it is a little safe and predictable at times. You and your two friends take a trip to Ravensford Castle in England and end up in trouble in the dungeons. The descriptions here are quite good and the story is involving.
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This book was written by R.A. Montgomery and as such, there are one or two unsatisfying non-endings, but nothing too egregious. For this series, it's very well-written, but in the context of gamebooks in general, it's just slightly above This is a really solid adventure, even if it is a little safe and predictable at times. You and your two friends take a trip to Ravensford Castle in England and end up in trouble in the dungeons. The descriptions here are quite good and the story is involving. This book was written by R.A. Montgomery and as such, there are one or two unsatisfying non-endings, but nothing too egregious.
Castle of Darkness book. Read 4 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. As you and your friends take a private tour of the deep, dark dun.
For this series, it's very well-written, but in the context of gamebooks in general, it's just slightly above average. I would recommend it. I would give one and a half stars to this book, I believe. I considered giving two.The style in which 'Castle of Darkness' is written is, in my view, different from what I normally expect when I read an R.A. Montgomery gamebook.
The peripheral characters seem to be developed a bit more fully than usual for gamebooks, and several of the events that can happen to you in the book, depending upon the decisions that you make, can be downright bizarre. I enjoy reading this book, and any big fans of I would give one and a half stars to this book, I believe. I considered giving two.The style in which 'Castle of Darkness' is written is, in my view, different from what I normally expect when I read an R.A.
Montgomery gamebook. The peripheral characters seem to be developed a bit more fully than usual for gamebooks, and several of the events that can happen to you in the book, depending upon the decisions that you make, can be downright bizarre. I enjoy reading this book, and any big fans of gamebooks (as am I) will probably like 'Castle of Darkness', too. Montgomery (born 1936 in Connecticut) was an author and progenitor of the classic Choose Your Own Adventure interactive children's book series, which ran from 1979 to 2003.
Montgomery graduated from Williams College and went to graduate school at Yale University and New York University (NYU). He devoted his life to teaching and education.In 2004, he co-founded the Chooseco publishing Raymond A.
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Montgomery (born 1936 in Connecticut) was an author and progenitor of the classic Choose Your Own Adventure interactive children's book series, which ran from 1979 to 2003. Montgomery graduated from Williams College and went to graduate school at Yale University and New York University (NYU). He devoted his life to teaching and education.In 2004, he co-founded the Chooseco publishing company alongside his wife, fellow author/publisher, with the goal of reviving the CYOA series with new novels and reissued editions of the classics.He continued to write and publish until his death in 2014.
About Genre Platformer Summary One dark and gloomy night, the kingdom of Alexandria is attacked by an evil sorcerer and his army of darkness! Despite their best efforts to protect their king and their princess, the royal guard falls, one-by-one, to the forces of evil. One knight, unconscious but still alive, awakens on the throne room floor to find that the princess is nowhere to be seen! What's more, the entire city had been overrun by monsters!
With sword in hand, he embarks on a death-defying mission to find his princess and to restore peace to the kingdom!Castle In The Darkness is a retro-styled exploration platformer that blends the challenging-yet-rewarding gameplay concepts of classic NES games with modern tight controls and fast play!
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