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Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance (XSX) game cover art
Platform: NES
Tags: RPG, Fantasy
Developer: Pony Canyon

Publisher
Region
Released
NA
04/??/1992
JP
06/28/1991

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Staff Reviews

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance review

Reviewed July 12, 2004

Sho says: "Pool of Radiance not only manages to deftly avoid the poison spike-lined pits of suckery, but has the further audacity to send us on a stunningly deep quest that’s full of brilliant combat and actually faithful to its source material!"
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Reader Reviews

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance review

Reviewed October 30, 2008

dagoss says: "Pool of Radiance is an unusual game in that it has entirely fallen from the perspective of the average gamer, but still enjoys an almost legendary status with those familiar with the name. Among the right audience, it will still be brought up with the same type of reverence that NES owners talk about Super Mario Bros 3 or Zelda acolytes discuss Ocarina of Time. It wasn't just another RPG or a good RPG, it was the RPG that defined the late 80s and the first successfu..."
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Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance review

Reviewed April 21, 2004

overdrive says: "As any fan of retro role-playing games can tell you, the Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Master System were the originators of the console RPG. Games like Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy on the NES and Phantasy Star on the SMS became inspirations for multitudes of games spanning generations of systems. "
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