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The Crack of Doom

The Crack of Doom (1989)

by Beam Software Pty., Ltd., Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.

Genres:Adventure

Themes:Fantasy

Game modes:Single player

Story:The Crack of Doom is the last game in Melbourne House's series of adventure games based on Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. The gameplay combines a text-based adventure with illustrations from the main character's perspective. Players interact with the game using text-based descriptions and a parser system to execute actions.Show more

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