Simon the Sorcerer is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Adventure Soft in 1993 for Amiga and MS-DOS formats.
The music is credited to Media Sorcery. Simon the Sorcerer, was released on floppy disk in 1993 for the Amiga and IBM PC compatibles.
It was re-released in 1994 for the Amiga CD32 and PC CD-ROM, with an enhanced soundtrack featuring Chris Barrie as the voice of Simon.
A 25th Anniversary Edition was released in April 2018. The second instalment in the series, The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe, was released in 1995. == Plot == A boy called Simon was celebrating his 12th birthday, and was impressed by a magician who pulled rabbits out of hats and conjuring infinite amounts of gaily coloured handkerchiefs.
A sequel, The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe, was released in 1995. == Reception == Simon the Sorcerer received critical acclaim: across all platforms, the humour and visuals in particular were commended, although criticisms included the controls and the game's linear nature.
The game's global sales surpassed 600,000 units by September 1999. The Amiga version received generally high ratings.
A patch was released, fixing compatibility issues with Windows ME, 2000, and XP.
The game was released on GOG.com in 2008. A 20th Anniversary Edition was developed by MojoTouch and released on Google Play in 2013.
Simon the Sorcerer was released on GOG.com in December 2008.
In 2009, the game was re-released for the iPhone by iPhSoft.
Tawny Ditmer of Gamezebo lauded the story as "hilarious" and the scenery and music as "wonderfully colorful and cheery", criticised the lack of side-quests and pointed out that the original graphics looks outdated in 2009.
The game was released on GOG.com in 2008. A 20th Anniversary Edition was developed by MojoTouch and released on Google Play in 2013.
A new version titled '20th Anniversary Edition was developed by MojoTouch and released for Android in August 2013.
A 25th Anniversary Edition was released in April 2018. The second instalment in the series, The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe, was released in 1995. == Plot == A boy called Simon was celebrating his 12th birthday, and was impressed by a magician who pulled rabbits out of hats and conjuring infinite amounts of gaily coloured handkerchiefs.
A 25th Anniversary Edition was released on the iOS App Store, Steam and GOG.com on 3 April 2018.
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