Ingrid's Back
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| Developer(s) | Level 9 |
| Publisher(s) | Level 9 |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, MSX |
| Release | 1988 |
| Genre(s) | Interactive fiction |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gnome Ranger II: Ingrid's Back is a text adventure game by Level 9 released in 1988.[1] It is the sequel to Gnome Ranger[1] The game has limited graphics on some platforms. A short novella by Peter McBride is included ("The 2nd Gnettlefield Journal") explaining the background to the story and providing hints for play.
Plot
[edit]Having just returned from her "holiday" in the wilderness, the gnome Ingrid Bottomlow must save her home village of Little Moaning from destruction by a greedy property developer, Jasper Quickbuck. To do this she must get the various uncooperative inhabitants of the village to sign her petition.
Gameplay
[edit]Gameplay is similar to Gnome Ranger. The player must explore Ingrid's village while collecting signatures for her petition by interacting with various non-player characters.[citation needed]
Reception
[edit]| Publication | Award |
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| Your Sinclair | YS Megagame[2] |
Computer and Video Games gave Ingrid's Back a very favorable review, with reviewer Keith Campbell calling it "the most enjoyable Level 9 adventure [he had] played to date" and praising its humor and difficulty curve.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ingrid's Back!". mobygames.com. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
- ^ Game review, Your Sinclair magazine, Dennis Publishing, issue 39, March 1989, page 64
- ^ Campbell, Keith (November 1988). "Ingrid's Back". Computer and Video Games. No. 85. pp. 90–91. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
External links
[edit]- Ingrid's Back at MobyGames
- Ingrid's Back at Lemon Amiga
- Ingrid's Back at Lemon 64
- Ingrid's Back in the Interactive Fiction Database
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