Lure of the Temptress
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| Developer(s) | Revolution Software |
| Publisher(s) | Virgin Interactive Entertainment |
| Director(s) | Charles Cecil |
| Producer(s) | Daniel Marchant |
| Designer(s) | Dave Cummins |
| Programmer(s) | David Sykes Tony Warriner |
| Artist(s) | Stephen Oades Adam Tween Paul Docherty |
| Composer(s) | Richard Joseph |
| Engine | Virtual Theatre |
| Platform(s) | DOS, Amiga, Atari ST |
| Release | June 1992 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
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| Publication | Score |
| Amiga Format | 92% |
| The One | 90% |
| Mega Zone | 92% |
| Amiga Power | 88% |
Lure of the Temptress is Revolution Software's debut point-and-click adventure game published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment. It was released in June 1992 for Atari ST, DOS and Amiga home computers. The player assumes the role of a young peasant named Diermot who has to overthrow an evil sorceress. Lure of the Temptress is the first game built with the Virtual Theatre engine, which Revolution used in the subsequent games Beneath a Steel Sky and the first two games in the Broken Sword series. It was received favourably by critics, a commercial success and re-released as freeware on April 1, 2003.
Lure of the Temptress is a 2D adventure game played from a third-person perspective. Via a point-and-click interface and a system of drop-down lists, the player guides protagonist Diermot through the game's world and interacts with the environment by selecting from multiple commands.
The player controls Diermot's movements and actions with a mouse or a gamepad. Diermot can pick up various objects; these can then be used with either other collectible objects, parts of the scenery, or with other people in order to solve puzzles and progress in the game. He can also engage in dialogue with other characters through conversation trees to gain hints of what needs to be done to solve the puzzles or progress the plot. A few simple action-oriented battle scenes are also included.
A young peasant named Diermot is employed as a beater for the king's hunting party. One night the king receives a note from a messenger, requesting his services to help quell a rebellion in the remote village of Turnvale. As the king's party departs, Diermot’s pony follows them, unwittingly carrying him to the battle. When the party arrives at Turnvale they are not confronted by a peasant revolt. Instead they find a band of man-eating Skorl, led by an enchantress named Selena, the titular temptress. The king's men are defeated and the king is killed. In the process, Diermot is thrown from his saddle and is knocked unconscious. The Skorl take Diermot prisoner and imprison him in the local dungeon.
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