One of the most established magazines in the world has rated <b>Temple of Elemental Evil</b> as one of the ten best games of 2003 (at number 6). <ul><b>A vintage adventure game gets its computerized revival -- no dice necessary </b> Remember Dungeons & Dragons, that game for anyone who was too smart for his own good in high school and didn't have a date on Friday night? Time was, you needed a pencil, books of character information, a sturdy imagination, similarly afflicted friends, and the ever-present 20-sided dice to play the game. Not anymore. Temple of Elemental Evil (PC, $45, Atari) is a computerized homage to one of the best-loved adventure games of all time, enhanced with up-to-date graphics. As with the original, loading up your character (and up to four fellow adventurers) with your choice of spells and skills is almost as fun as the action itself. Your goal for the game depends on these choices: make yourself morally good, and you must rescue a missing elf princess from the eponymous temple; choose the path of the evildoers, and you may end up taking over the place. If Dungeons & Dragons had been this much fun, the geeks would have had a lot more dates.</ul> It should also be noted that Neverwinter Nights wasn't rated as one of the top 10 last year. Spotted this at <a target=_blank href=http://www.rpgcodex.com>RPG Codex</a>.
I sometimes wonder why some people publish stories they are not qualified to write. Then I remember being a journalist, and how every now and then... you get lucky! Good thing for them this was one of those times... subtle pun intended.
