Archon : The light & the dark

Copyright : Electronic Arts | Reviewed by : Malc Jennings

There are games that should never be released, games that entertain and thrill the audience and those that bore most of us to death. This is certainly the case here at CPC Zone when we attempted to play Electronic Arts "classic" Archon game, expecting some kind of combat game we instead ended up with...well you?ll see as you read on.

Graphics

Considering the slow paced game that Archon is we can?t say much about the graphics it contains. As the game resembles a boring collectors edition of the mega tiresome chess board games it looks pretty spot-on with a fair few colours on offer (as opposed to the usual red & black) but it?s not exciting in any way and by now I?m sure most of our readers will be clicking the "Select Another Review" link at the top of this page.

Sound

Sound is nothing short of awful, with just the speaker emitting white noise every now and again and perhaps a beep, it?s not exactly going to make you jump with excitement - more like reach for the volume control and accidentaly switch the machine off. A very dull attempt indeed, considering the creators which have recently gotten bigger than ever with the EA sports series, you could and should expect more from them.

Gameplay

Gameplay is as you would expect, if you know how to play chess and you?re happy with the pieces being replaced with goblins, swordsmen and maidens then it might be worth giving a shot. For those that hate one of the most boring board games of all time then it?s well and truly worth skipping and certainly NOT worth adding to your collection.

Moving pieces around a board is not our idea of a fun night at your computer but if you think differently then please send your review in to CPC Zone and we?ll be happy to voice your opinions also - please follow the rules though.