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Shadowgate: MacVenture – Adventure Game Review
Shadowgate: MacVenture is a Adventure/Action game from Zojoi, Inc., first launched in 24th October 2015.
It’s rated 12+ and currently has 14+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Shadowgate: MacVenture Stand Out
The wind whistles shrilly through the halls as you step gingerly over the threshold. You’ve just entered Shadowgate, a once shining fortress, now a dark smoldering ruin. Swallow your fear and take up your torch. In your hands lies the fate of your land… freedom and sunlight, or the dark domination of the Warlock Lord. Only you, the last of an ancient line of kings, can hope to stop the evil one from his dread purpose: the raising of the titan Behemoth and the destruction of all you hold dear.
The original Macintosh AND Apple IIgs versions have been restored to their original glory! Come see where the world of first-person fantasy adventures started and experience the classic adventure as it appeared in 1987.
This Adventure game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Shadowgate: MacVenture is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 24th October 2015
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Download & Availability
Shadowgate: MacVenture is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Shadowgate: MacVenture on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 / iPad Mini 3 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 4 / iPad Mini 4 (Cellular) or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Please make the shooting star work again, we cannot complete the game anymore until you do.
We played Shadowgate as a kid on the NES. If you enjoyed playing Shadowgate back in the day, will will love playing it on your mobile device.
We love this game. We never had a chance to play it back in the late 80s when it came out, but we always wanted to. Our wish came true now! What a perfect game for the iPad. We have 1 issue / bug that needs to be corrected. In IIgs mode, we were able to get the first door and doorSkull to 'stick' onto the screen, they wouldn't go away. Unfortunately this happens to us often. Even when we started a new game that which stuck is still there. We imagine it will be fixed in the update, Didn't see it in classic Mac version, that's the game we are playing the most. Look forward to the update that fixes that IIgs bug and playing more of the Mac classic. Still gets our 5 stars. Into the dungeon.
The developer literally created an app based around the original mouse input. Clearly some better thought should have been taken. The biggest issue though is that the original game would warn you whenever your torch was about to go out. That doesnt happen in this version.
Dont buy if u have a newer iPad. Not only is there a big bar in the screen , the touch screen controls do not work either.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.0
- Size: 3.69 MB
- iOS: 6.0 or later
- Languages: EN, DE
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes, Frequent/Intense Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Developer: [Zojoi, Inc.]()
Last updated: 24th October 2015 | Genre: Adventure, Action | Developer: Zojoi, Inc.