Le Sceptre d'Anubis is an adventure developed by Eric Chahi, released 1 May 1984 on Amstrad CPC.
What Le Sceptre d'Anubis is
Le Sceptre d'Anubis is an adventure game developed by Eric Chahi and released in 1984. It is available on Amstrad CPC only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Le Sceptre d'Anubis is a French text-based adventure game with graphics set in the Pyramid of Djoser. The player takes a role of an experienced archeologist on vacation in Egypt, who occasionally discovered an ancient papyrus in one of the souks or Cairo. Deciphering its hardly readable hieroglyphs, he realized that the secret entrance within this pyramid leads to the tomb of Amenhotep II, holding the gift of the gods: The Scepter of Anubis. Trying to find it, the archeologist was going on an expedition equipped with a high-tech hieroglyph decryptor, a flashlight, and a gun, but forgetting to take a water. So, typing in the commands in form of "verb + noun", the player should help the…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Quick answers
Le Sceptre d'Anubis — frequently asked questions
When did Le Sceptre d'Anubis come out?
Le Sceptre d'Anubis was released on 1 May 1984 for Amstrad CPC.
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