Deena of Kolini

SPAG
In this game, Ms. Cheney not only provided item descriptions for everything, but also accompanying graphics. The whip, the manacles, the red-hot poker, (no, I am NOT making this up) are all rendered in fairly good quality ASCII line drawings. My favourite one was the scrap of parchment, which should show you how boring I am. The author did not just throw this game together, she obviously worked hard. However, the technology of the day just wasn't enough to give more than a rudimentary result.
-- Graeme Cree
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SynTax
The game is described by the author, E L (Ev) Cheney as an "adventure for women warriors". I am a bit confused by this - does he mean it will appeal to women, in which case, Ev, I'd say you were wrong. Does he mean it features a heroine? More likely I think, unless Ev has a strange opinion of what sort of games women like to play. I'm all for a bit of hack and slay myself (though only in adventures, of course) but Deena is R-Rated which means adult-only in the States and thus features a fair amount of rape and torture as well. 'Nuff said.
-- Sue
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