Adventure / Adventure - RPG (3-D) · 1992

Castle Master

Published by Hit Squad (The) · Developed by Incentive Software

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Information

Genre: Adventure - RPG (3-D)
Language: Machine Language
Controls: Joystick, Mouse
Players: 1
Resolution: Low
Programmer(s): Ellis, Sean, Gregory, Paul, Andrew, Chris
Graphic Artist(s): Team 7, Salmon, Mike
Game design: Andrew, Ian, Croucher, Mel
Musician(s): Furniss, Matt
Sound FX: [unknown]
Dump: Missing dump(s)
Year: 1992
Publisher: Hit Squad (The)
Distributor: Ocean Software
Developer: Incentive Software
Licensed from: -
Country: United Kingdom
Box/Instructions: English
License: Commercial
ST Type: ST, STe, 0.5MB
Version: [Re-release]

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 9.0/10 · Votes: 88 · Downloads: 0 · Hits: 4,413

Cover Art (2)

Article (1)

Castle Master Preview

Trivia (3)

Sound

This game features digital title music and sound effects.

Charts

Top UK ST charts position: 18 (7/1990)
Months on charts: 3 between 7/1990 - 6/1991

Releases

First 8-bit releases reviewed in UK multiformat magazines for ZX Spectrum (4/1990), Commodore 64 (4/1990), Amstrad CPC (5/1990)
First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (3/1990), Amiga (4/1990), PC (5/1990)

Based on the review data, the Atari ST version was released first on the 16-bit market in Europe, and ported later for other 16-bit systems.
Source: Research of over 16700 software reviews from UK computer magazines between 1985 and 1996.

Book / Magazine Reviews (11)

The One · April, 1990 · Rating: 90%

ST Format · May, 1990 · Rating: 90%

The Games Machine · May, 1990 · Rating: 92%

Computer + Video Games (C+VG) · May, 1990 · Rating: 90%

ACE · May, 1990 · Rating: 835/1000

ST Action · June, 1990 · Rating: 83%

ST Format · February, 1991 · Rating: 90%

ST Review · August, 1992 · Rating: 4/5

ST Action · August, 1992 · Rating: 88%

Atari ST User · August, 1992 · Rating: 90%

ST Format · October, 1994 · Rating: 90%

Comments (1)

Atari A to Z (Pete Davison) — 6 Jul 2022
One of the last games to use the cross-platform Freescape engine on 16-bit platforms, Castle Master is an intriguing and mysterious adventure with lots of rock-throwing, ghosts... and cheese. Let's Play! https://youtu.be/-g183OlR3Zo