Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance
Located on the northern shore of the Moonsea in the Forgotten Realms, the fabled city of Phlan had been overrun by monsters led by a mysterious leader. Your quest: discover the identity of this evil force and…
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance is an adventure developed by Strategic Simulations, released 1 October 1988 on Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga and Apple II.
What Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance is
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance is an adventure game developed by Strategic Simulations and released in 1988. It was published by Pony Canyon. It is available on Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga, Apple II, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Sharp X1. It runs on Gold Box.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Located on the northern shore of the Moonsea, the fabled city of Phlan has been overrun by monsters led by a mysterious leader. Your quest: uncover the identity of this evil force and rid Phlan of its scourge, restoring the city to its former glory. Along the way, you hope to find the legendary Pool of Radiance, said to glow with its own mystical power. Does it really give tremendous strength to the warrior who bathes in its magic waters? Or is that just an elfin myth? Before you meet the challenges ahead, you must create your characters and choose their races and battle skills. Then, set off on your glorious quest to drive out the monsters and let civilization reign once more!
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Dungeons & Dragons series
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance is the sixth of 140 entries we hold in the Dungeons & Dragons series. It arrived 2 years after Tower of Doom. The next entry was Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance in 1988.
How long it takes, and what that costs
A full completion run takes around 44.9 hrs.
Official trailer
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