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
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
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
| Publication | Award |
|---|---|
| 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
- ^ 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
- 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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- 1980s interactive fiction
- 1988 video games
- Amiga games
- Amstrad CPC games
- Amstrad PCW games
- Atari 8-bit computer games
- Atari ST games
- BBC Micro and Acorn Electron games
- Commodore 64 games
- DOS games
- Level 9 Computing games
- MSX games
- Single-player video games
- Video games developed in the United Kingdom
- Video games featuring female protagonists
- ZX Spectrum games
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