Download Arthur - The Quest for Excalibur

The legend of King Arthur is a very popular story indeed. There have been books written about it, movies made - and of course computer games. 

This game will allow you to play the character of the legendary king himself (even before he was a king). You start off in a cemetery where Merlin calls you to take the magic sword Excalibur. Unfortunately, the sword has been stolen, and you need to get it first, then pull it out of the stone and finally win the game (you get to kiss girls on the way too *hehehe*). 

The game itself is a well-written text-based game with nice pictures to accompany the text but no animations. There is also no sound (but there's no real need for it). The puzzles are not too hard, but just in case, I added a walkthrough (it's always easier to have one around). The main reason why this game isn't too difficult is the fact that you can get hints from the game itself at any time by looking at the magic crystal. If you want, you can turn this option off. 

The characters you'll meet on the way are well described, and you'll find some of them are quite complex. The style of writing is good, so you'll like reading the story that you're taking part in (because this basically is an interactive story). 

This game will transport you from modern-day reality into a medieval past, where you'll be on a heroic quest to become king. Not just any king, but the one and only Arthur. All in all, the game deserves a 4, because the story is good, and the graphics are nice, although there's no sound. I really hated the poor mouse support in this game. There's just an annoying pointer on the screen.