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3.4/5 Abandonware DOS Developer Level 9 Computing Genre Interactive fiction | 4.8/5 My Abandonware Initial release date 1987 Publisher Level 9 Computing Mode Single-player video game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC Similar Level 9 Computing games, Interactive fiction games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gnome Ranger is a text adventure game by Level 9 released in 1987. It was followed by a sequel titled Ingrid's Back.
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Gnome ranger
Plot
The gnome Ingrid Bottomlow has displeased her family by her un-gnomelike behaviour, such as going off to university and getting an education. She has been teleported from her village into the middle of a dangerous forest by an evil witch, and must find her way out.
Gameplay
The game is a standard text adventure with limited graphics on some platforms. It comes with a short novella by Peter McBride ("The Gnettlefield Journal") explaining Ingrid's predicament and setting the background to the story. Gameplay is similar to the earlier Level 9 adventure Knight Orc, which uses the same game engine (KAOS). The player must explore the forest while collecting useful items and interacting with various non-player characters to solve puzzles and problems.