Chrono Quest

Chrono Quest (Explora in France)[1] is an adventure game released in September 1988 for the Amiga and Atari ST. It was developed by French developer Infomedia and published by 16/32 Diffusion in France and Psygnosis Limited in the United Kingdom.[1] Chrono Quest is an historical adventure where the player (accused of murdering their father) travels to different time periods on a quest to find their father's true murderer. The box art was designed by Roger Dean.[2]

Chrono Quest
Developer(s)Infomedia
Publisher(s)16/32 Diffusion
Psygnosis Limited
SeriesChrono Quest 
Platform(s)Amiga, Atari ST
ReleaseSeptember 1988
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

The game received mixed to positive reviews from video game critics. A sequel to the game, Chrono Quest 2, was released in 1989. Explora III: Sous le signe du serpent was never released in English, but saw a French release in 1990.

Gameplay

Reception
Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
CVG23/40[3]
ACE221/400[4]
Commodore User32/40[5]
The Games Machine86%[6]

Chrono Quest received mixed to positive reviews from video game critics.

Chrono Quest 2 had a similar critical reception.[7][8][9]

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References
  1. "Tough Guide". The Games Machine. No. 11. Newsfield Publications. October 1988. p. 14.
  2. Plunkett, Luke (September 12, 2011). "Giant Plastic Alien Heads, Badass Fantasy Art & Video Games". Kotaku. Gizmodo Media Group. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  3. Campbell, Keith (January 1989). "Chrono Quest". Computer & Video Games. No. 87. Future plc. p. 95.
  4. "Chronoquest". ACE. No. 15. Future plc. December 1988. p. 101.
  5. Campbell, Keith (November 1988). "Chrono Quest - Into the Valley". Commodore User. No. 62. EMAP. p. 91.
  6. "Chrono-Quest". The Games Machine. No. 13. Newsfield Publications. December 1988. p. 33.
  7. http://www.stformat.com/stf12/pages_nx1500/stf12_069.jpg
  8. "Kultboy.com - DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games!". www.kultboy.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  9. ACE Magazine Issue 34. July 1990.
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