Spherical

Colonel Kurtz 2014-12-08
(7/10)
Only fun if you could save at least every five levels. Each level is a delicate balance of wits, timing, pixel-perfect reflexes and a little trial and error, and cracking one can be really satisfactory. But having to do so for 15-20 of them in a row before you obtain a password takes a lot of the fun away.

What I really loved of Spherical was the graphical style. It really looked like a native 16-bit game rather than a re-colored 8-bit one (to remain in Rainbow Arts territory: Giana Sisters anyone?). In fact, I think it very well beats the arcade version of Solomon's Key (there, I said it) in that department.
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john1979 2014-03-30
(7/10)
Interesting Solomons key style game where the goal is to get the purple ball into the IN block. Lots of back story and bits to make the game feel a little deeper.

The graphics and sound aren't very good, but the playability is there.
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Lord_Maletoth 2010-08-19
(9/10)
With Spherical you started to realize that Rainbow Arts weren't just a bunch of R-Type rip offers This is a brilliant game, hard and challenging, with excellent ideas and very good graphics. Not to talk about the music! "Dragon's Cave" (if I remember the title correctly) is still one of my top 5 Amiga themes ever.
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Kodoichi 2007-11-24
(9/10)
Great graphics, great sound, good gameplay and some really creative bosses. I still don't know how to get out of the bonus stage that appears when collecting a special item, there's simply no solution to that room.
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Kai 2007-02-18
(6/10)
Awesome game! A kind of forgotten classic!
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stooart 2005-12-01
(8/10)
Totally excellent! I remember playing Solomon's key on the 64 and this was really just the same type of game. Another example of great gaming without state of the art graphics and sound.
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Inferno 2005-02-10
(7/10)
Nice game, looks a lot and plays a bit like Solomon's Key. Doesn't reach the sheer genius of its arcade ancestor, but stays neat and entertaining 'till the end.
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Winston Wolf 2004-12-12
(9/10)
Brilliant game. Possibly better than Solomon's key in the arcades.
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