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The most interesting adventure games released in 1988

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King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella

Adventure 30 January 1988

The fourth part of the King's Quest adventure series. This time we play the role of Princess Rosella, daughter of King Graham and his wife Valanice, looking for a magic cure for her dying father.

PC

Sex Vixens from Space
Sex Vixens from Space

Adventure 11 February 1988

Sex Vixens from Space is a text adventure game with a strongly stressed erotic theme, which will allow you to play the role of a star traveler, Brad Stallion. The main aim of the game is to reach and explore the women's only inhabited planet of Mondo.

PC

Feud
Feud

Adventure 23 March 1988

In Feud, an action/adventure game signed with Mastertronic's logo, you will play the role of sorcerer Learic, who was challenged for a deadly duel by his brother, Leanoric.

PC

The Shadows of Mordor
The Shadows of Mordor

Adventure 03 May 1988

The Shadows of Mordor is a continuation of the adventures of the Hobbits who set off from their hometown of Shire to destroy the Only Ring in the fires of Mount Destiny. As in the case of The Fellowship of the Ring, we are dealing with a text adventure in which all commands will be entered using the keyboard.

PC

Batman: The Caped Crusader
Batman: The Caped Crusader

Adventure 21 May 1988

Batman: The Caped Crusader is a simple action/adventure game in which we play the character of the comic book Dark Knight, defender of the city of Gotham.

PC

The Last Ninja
The Last Ninja

Adventure 23 May 1988

The main character of The Last Ninja, created by System 3, is Armakuni, the last of the Mystical Shadow warriors, who during his brothers' pilgrimage to Lin Fei Island, became the guardian of Bunjinkan Shrine. Learning about Kunitoki's massacre, he decides to go to the Holy Land and stand up to the enemy alone.

PC

Leisure Suit Larry 2: Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places)
Leisure Suit Larry 2: Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places)

Adventure 15 June 1988

The second part of Larry Laffer's adventures, a would-be amateur, loser and, at the same time, an incredible lucky man. This time Larry wins a million dollars in the "Dating in the dark" teletournament and a cruise to an exotic island with an attractive girlfriend.

PC

Gold Rush!
Gold Rush!

Adventure 16 July 1988

The action of the Gold Rush! produced by Sierra On-Line takes place in the middle of the nineteenth century in the United States. The main character of the game is Jerrod Wilson, an inhabitant of New York's Brooklyn, who writes articles in a local newspaper....

PC

ZorkQuest: Assault on Egreth Castle
ZorkQuest: Assault on Egreth Castle

Adventure 11 September 1988

ZorkQuest is a completely alternative approach to electronic entertainment. The program is not a game in the classic sense of the word, but an interactive comic book in which we learn about the story prepared by the authors by turning over subsequent pages.

PC

Police Quest 2: The Vengeance
Police Quest 2: The Vengeance

Adventure 25 October 1988

The second installment of the Police Quest series continues the threads started in the memorable prototype. Jesse "Death Angel" Bains escapes from prison. The player will again play the role of Sonny Bonds, who, after being promoted to the Murder Department, will have to take on a dangerous drug trafficker again.

PC

Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon
Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon

Adventure 04 November 1988

The third part of the adventures of the brave hero Roger Wilco. The developers offer players a new story, improved graphics, a large dose of good humour and sound generated by the sound card (in the previous parts these were only squeaks of the standard PeCet loudspeaker).

PC

ZorkQuest II: The Crystal of Doom
ZorkQuest II: The Crystal of Doom

Adventure 21 November 1988

ZorkQuest II: The Crystal of Doom continues with the solutions initiated in the original created on the model of an interactive comic book. By turning over the pages of the virtual picture story, the player will be able to get acquainted with the fantastic story prepared by the authors of the game.

PC