Perhaps the most popular and prolifically ported of early attempts to translate the communal Dungeons & Dragons role-playing experience to a single-player computer game, Pool of Radiance is true to both the story-telling spirit and statistical structure of the original pen-and-paper RPG, with emphasis on tense exploration and turn-based fantasy combat.
Players create a party of up to six characters, with available race and class selections based on the original "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" rule sets. Enemy creatures are taken directly from the Monster Manual, and the story leads players through notable locales in the officially sanctioned Forgotten Realms campaign world, beginning in a coastal city called New Phlan.
Civilized areas are home to numerous NPCs and the game features an abundance of text dialog (some which is crucial to the plot, and much that simply adds a sense of culture). Exploration is done one step at a time, viewed from a first person perspective without the aid of overviews or mini-maps. Battles are fought from an isometric viewpoint and strictly follow the combat systems explained in the Dungeon Master's Guide.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
FCI
MPN
910806910806
UPC
0022909100131
eBay Product ID (ePID)
214722027
Product Key Features
Rating
M - Mature
Genre
Strategy, Role Playing
Video Game Series
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Gold Box Series
Platform
NES
Game Name
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance
Additional Product Features
Release Year
1992
Number of Players
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
Control Elements
Gamepad, Gamepad/Joystick, Joystick
Also Available in this Platforms
MAC Games, PC Games, Windows, Commodore 64, MAC, Atari