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excerpt: "This program you take control of a dragon called 'THANATOS The Destroyer'. You must find 'Eros', a beautiful young enchantress whom will guide the dragon through castles to collect the book of spells and find the magic cauldron. He also must fight knights and foot-soldiers and all kinds of mythological creatures. The graphics in this…"
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# Review: Thanatos

This program you take control of a dragon called ‘THANATOS The Destroyer’. You must find ‘Eros’, a beautiful young enchantress whom will guide the dragon through castles to collect the book of spells and find the magic cauldron. He also must fight knights and foot-soldiers and all kinds of mythological creatures.

The graphics in this game are very well done but they sometimes screw up (the background only) and it can be annoying. The game is frustrating near the end but it is the way it goes! No game should be easy to win! It is also a little slow at times and the joystick doesn’t respond very well (Kempston) but it is still very much playable.

All in all, THANATOS is a great game with few faults and should be part of any SPECTRUM library…