WICKED, who else enjoyed this game?

ZEUSDAZ · 12 May 2021, 04:05

Underneath all the "what on earth is this game about and what do you have to do in it" lies one of the most enjoyable games to ever come out on the Amiga, I'm talking about Wicked by Binary Design / Electric Dreams.

Has anyone else played and enjoyed this game?

It also contains some of the creepiest coolest Amiga tunes written by the late great Richard Joseph, that and the fast action pace makes this such a good game, so much so I just had to do a "Let's Play" review video of it and also produce the first ever unemulated longplay of it, I hope you enjoy them

WICKED REVIEW VIDEO: [ Show youtube player ]

WICKED UNEMULATED LONGPLAY: [ Show youtube player ]

Vairn · 12 May 2021, 05:31

I remember this game.
I really enjoyed it back in the day, the gameplay was simple, but addictive, and the sun and moon, especially the moon getting angry was sweet.

Adropac2 · 12 May 2021, 13:39

I remember not understanding it fully perhaps but certainly enjoying my time with it. It was polished and atmospheric. Different too of course

and worth mentioning for the memorable music. You can learn a lot from Richard Joseph's approach to tune and I used to go from listening to Chris Huelsbeck and then Richard Joseph. Sad he had to go so soon

Dunny · 12 May 2021, 16:22

I remember picking this up because there was literally nothing else in the shop, and being really, really disappointed in it. So hard and so hard to understand.

Stuck with it for a day, and then spent nearly three weeks on it. Cracking game, loved it to bits.

saimon69 · 12 May 2021, 20:03

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Originally Posted by Dunny

I remember picking this up because there was literally nothing else in the shop, and being really, really disappointed in it. So hard and so hard to understand.

Stuck with it for a day, and then spent nearly three weeks on it. Cracking game, loved it to bits.

In fact the 'seeding' portals were hard to see at first, and to understand your growth have to cover all evil ones takes a bit, but one day BAM! you get it and you have lot of fun!

saimon69 · 12 May 2021, 20:05

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Originally Posted by Adropac2

You can learn a lot from Richard Joseph's approach to tune and I used to go from listening to Chris Huelsbeck and then Richard Joseph. Sad he had to go so soon

Joseph approach to tune was cinematic, opposed to the 'let's make a cute song here' mainstream approach of the time, and did inspire me deeply, together with cross-contaminating with movie soundtracks

BennehBoy · 12 May 2021, 21:15

I loved this when it came out.

Dunny · 12 May 2021, 21:23

You know what this game needs? A twin-stick or mouse+stick mod.

12 May 2021, 04:05	#1
ZEUSDAZ Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: England Posts: 742	WICKED, who else enjoyed this game? Underneath all the "what on earth is this game about and what do you have to do in it" lies one of the most enjoyable games to ever come out on the Amiga, I'm talking about Wicked by Binary Design / Electric Dreams. Has anyone else played and enjoyed this game? It also contains some of the creepiest coolest Amiga tunes written by the late great Richard Joseph, that and the fast action pace makes this such a good game, so much so I just had to do a "Let's Play" review video of it and also produce the first ever unemulated longplay of it, I hope you enjoy them WICKED REVIEW VIDEO: [ Show youtube player ] WICKED UNEMULATED LONGPLAY: [ Show youtube player ]

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12 May 2021, 05:31	#2
Vairn The Grim-Button Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne Australia Age: 43 Posts: 414	I remember this game. I really enjoyed it back in the day, the gameplay was simple, but addictive, and the sun and moon, especially the moon getting angry was sweet.

12 May 2021, 13:39	#3
Adropac2 Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Age: 51 Posts: 1,056	I remember not understanding it fully perhaps but certainly enjoying my time with it. It was polished and atmospheric. Different too of course and worth mentioning for the memorable music. You can learn a lot from Richard Joseph's approach to tune and I used to go from listening to Chris Huelsbeck and then Richard Joseph. Sad he had to go so soon

12 May 2021, 16:22	#4
Dunny Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Scunthorpe/United Kingdom Posts: 1,973	I remember picking this up because there was literally nothing else in the shop, and being really, really disappointed in it. So hard and so hard to understand. Stuck with it for a day, and then spent nearly three weeks on it. Cracking game, loved it to bits.

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BennehBoy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: England Posts: 58	I loved this when it came out.

12 May 2021, 21:23	#8
Dunny Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Scunthorpe/United Kingdom Posts: 1,973	You know what this game needs? A twin-stick or mouse+stick mod.

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