Giveaway of the Day - Theseus and the Minotaur

June 1, 2008

In Theseus and the Minotaur, you must guide Theseus through 87 mind twisting labyrinths to escape the dangerous Minotaur. Theseus and the Minotaur is created by the famous game designer, Robert Abbott, and is one of the world’s most known maze games.

Features:

87 unique levels;
Great brain training puzzles;
Unlimited undo history;
Make your own mazes;
No time-limit pressure.

User Rating: Rate It!	318 (57%) 237 (43%) 53 comments
System Requirements:	Windows 2000/XP/Vista; Processor: 800 Mhz; DirectX 7 or above
Publisher:	Kristanix Games
Homepage:	http://www.kristanix.com/these...
File Size:	8.36 MB
Price:	$14.95

This software was available as a giveaway on June 1, 2008, this giveaway is not available any more. You can download the trial version of this software at http://www.kristanix.com/these....

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53 Comments »

Download and runs without any issues. Graphics are very plain. Simple Strategy game. I don’t like this type of game but for those that do it will be great.
Comment by Carrie — June 1st, 2008 at 3:16 am
1 Minute Review

Historical perspective:

Quote:

King Minos hated the Athenians because they had killed his son. He ordered that every four years nine youths should be sent to Crete to feed the minotaur. The minotaur was half man and half bull. He lived in the labyrinth under the palace. King Aegeus of Athens was so angry by this that he promised that he would go and try to kill the minotaur. Instead Theseus, his son went.

Ariadne, daughter of King Minos fell in love with Theseus and decided to help him. She sneaked past the guards and gave him a long ball of string and a sword. As he entered the maze he started to loose the string out. Eventually Theseus came to the lair of the minotaur and had a terrible, ferocious battle with the minotaur. The minotaur died and Theseus was able to find his way out of the maze by being able to follow his string trail.

reference: http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/carolrb/greek/minotaur.html accessed 1st June 2008

This is an excellent maze puzzle, with over 80 levels that’ll keep you occupied on a wet and rainy Sunday afternoon. There’s even an editor so that you can make an endless stream of levels. If you’re into strategic board playing games such as backgammon, chequers, chinese chequers, chess and even dominoes then you’ll love this game.

Thank you for something different Kristanix and the game give away team 9 out of 10

(sorry there’s not a full review today)
Comment by Whiterabbit aka Stephen — June 1st, 2008 at 3:30 am
Installed and activated easily. The game itself is very difficult. I don’t like games that use the arrow keys, but it is possible to use the mouse, although I feel the arrow keys work better. The background graphics are gorgeous and you get a bonus short story in the readme.txt. The minotaur will bash you over the head if you screw up. A little too violent for small children, but my teen laughed every time I got creamed and is now demanding a turn.
Comment by Sappho — June 1st, 2008 at 3:31 am