Empire of the Over-Mind is a text only adventure game in which the player must free a magical kingdom from the control of the evil computer Over-Mind.[4] The game is accompanied by a poem, "The Rhyme of the Over-Mind," which provides necessary clues for the gameplay.[5]
In a 1984 COMPUTE! piece on adventure games, Selby Bateman wrote: "One very popular game for Avalon Hill has been its all-text adventure, Empire of the OverMind [sic] for Apple II and Atari computers, which is still selling well, notes Jack Dodd, Avalon Hill's director of marketing."[6]
The price of the game was a point of contention. Anthony Hughes wrote for Page 6 that it was "twice the price of the U.K. produced Adventures but still represents very good value."[5] Bill Seligman's review in The Space Gamer No. 49 concluded that "For the price of this primitive program, one could buy two-and-a-half Scott Adams all-text adventures or one full-color graphics adventure from On-Line. Not recommended."[4]
Another criticism of the game was its lengthy load and processing times.[5]
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