- Release Date: 1984 07
- Genre: Adventure
- Style: Text-Based Adventure
- Similar Games: Border Zone (Macintosh), Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels (Macintosh), Trinity (Macintosh)
Game Description
You are a famous scientist and inventor who is also very young. This makes your accomplishments all the more amazing. One day, you are working in your lab when you get a call from the Aquadome, an undersea research facility.The commander of the Aquadome explains that the dome is being attacked by a strange, enormous sea monster. They desperately need your help to figure out why this is happening and how to stop it.
But, you have your own sub, the Scimitar, that will be a great help on your mission. Can you solve the mystery of the giant sea monster? Find out, in Seastalker.
~ Lisa Karen Savignano, All Game Guide
Review: Overall
Seastalker, by Infocom, allows you to take on the persona of a rising young scientist. Your discoveries and inventions, including the sub called the Scimitar, have made you famous in a very short period of time.You are at work in your lab when you recieve a call from the commander of the Aquadome. The Aquadome is under attack from a huge sea monster that appeared out of nowhere. They desperately need your help to find out what the monster is and how to deal with it.
You and your assistant, Tip, take off in the Scimitar for the aquadome. Unfortunately, you discover something else when you reach the Aquadome. Someone has sabotaged the air supply. It seems there is a saboteur at work!
You will have to discover the saboteur before trying to take out the monster. And who could be trying to kill you?
This game is an exciting and challenging adventure. True to the Infocom style, this game is G-rated and contains no offensive material.
The game's text interface does take some getting used to. The manual lists a number of verbs the game recognizes. While these are not all the verbs the game will recognize, trying to use words not on the list can lead to frustration as the game may not understand you. Trying to accomplish the same action eight different ways can make you want to pull your hair out by the roots.
This game also includes clue cards that Seastalker will ask you to reference during the game. Mostly, this is when you have solved or are about to solve the mysteries in question.
At the end of the hints, there is a list of things to try just for fun. The answers might just make you laugh.
~ Lisa Karen Savignano, All Game Guide
Review: Enjoyment
This game is very enjoyable, once you get used to the text interface.~ Lisa Karen Savignano, All Game Guide
Review: Graphics
None~ Lisa Karen Savignano, All Game Guide
Review: Sound
None~ Lisa Karen Savignano, All Game Guide
Review: Replay Value
Once you have solved the game, there is no reason to play again.~ Lisa Karen Savignano, All Game Guide
Review: Documentation
The manual contains much useful information and in-game hints are available.~ Lisa Karen Savignano, All Game Guide
Production Credits
Written by: Stu Galley, Jim Lawrence
~ Jonathan Sutyak, All Game Guide
