Infidel

Infidel Review

Margot Comstock Tommervik, Softalk, Nov 1983

Fiction writers enjoy developing all kinds of characters, not just heroes. Kids, when they're playing make-believe, enjoy pretending to be all kinds of people, not just heroes. So why shouldn't computer game players enjoy playing roles that aren't heroes? . . .

Infidel Review

Roe Adams, Softline, Nov-Dec 1983

"Psst, Effendi! Over here. Want to buy a watch? It belonged to Cleopatra. See, it is a wrist sundial. No? Perhaps a flying carpet with low mileage, or a rare one-hump albino camel? You are here on an expedition, maybe? You seek a hidden pyramid? Well, Effendi, you have found the right person! I, Abdul, am directly descended from the ancient Pharaohs of Egypt. I have in my possession a genuine priceless map to the tomb of one of my ancestors, Tutankhamen. Oh, they found that one, did they? Well, then, how about ... wait, Effendi, don't leave! . . .

Infidel Review

Computer Entertainer, Dec 1983

INFIDEL (NA / ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐) is an archeological text adventure set in and below the Egyptian desert. You are an unscrupulous and ambitious explorer searching for the lost tomb of an acient queen hidden beneath the scorching sands of the desert. Your only guide in a sixty-five year old map markign the approximate location of the entrance to the tomb. . . .

Infidel Review

Phil Wiswell, PC Magazine, 20 Mar 1984

A six-page, handwritten diary and an unfinished four-page letter on stationery from the Hotel Americain in El Menhir, Egypt, set the stage for Infidel, a modern day archaeological adventure. These preliminary materials explain the predicament that you will soon Find yourself in. . . .

Infidel Review

Tracie Forman, Electronic Games, Jul 1984

The first release in Infocom's "Tales of Adventure" series, Infidel is a full-text adventure set in twentieth-century Egypt. Packaged with an attractive vellum map, a partial hieroglyphics translation key, a well-written instruction booklet, an Egyptian stamp and two humorously-written letters that explain the scenario so far, Infidel is a treat just to open. . . .

Embark on the Road to Adventure Review

David and Sandy Small, Antic, Aug 1984

The first thing you notice about an Infocom game is its packaging. Quite simply, Infocom produces the most imaginative packages on the market. Remember the Suspended package, with the skull-mask eyes that stare at you from counter tops? Or Deadline's detective case file? . . .

Infidel Review

Burt Hochberg, Games, Aug 1984

The cursed-treasure-in-the-lost-pyramid tale has been a B-movie staple ever since B-movies were invented. For pyramid-poachers with personal computers, Infocom’s new all-text adventure game is a well-nigh perfect re-creation of this classic scenario. . . .

Infidel Review

Steve Panak, Analog Computing, Nov 1984

Infidel (n. a disbeliever in something specified or understood) is Infocom's first entry in its newest series, Tales of Adventure. While their previous voyages have taken us to distant galaxies or faraway magical lands, Infidel is set in Egypt, and so, in that respect, it's down to earth. But the quality of this game is nothing less than out of this world. . . .

Infidel Review

Randi Hacker, Games, Dec 1984

The Arab workers have poisoned your kumiss and abandoned you in the desert because you asked them to work on a high holy day. The "navigation box" hasn't arrived from the States yet. And it isn't even noon. What a way to start the day. Yet that's how it does start in Infidel, the first in the new "Adventure" series of games from Infocom. . . .