Customer Reviews

The King's Quest Companion, 4th Edition (Covers Games I-VII)

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I had perchased the King's Quest Collection, and has having trouble beating the games. I perchased the King's Quest Companion and it helped me step by step. I sure am glad I got it!

The Kings Quest Companion Is Excellent! It's #1! If You Play The Games, Or If You Are In Need Of A Great Thing To Read, The Kings Quest Companion's More Than A Guide, It Details Each Game In Novels! Read It!

Even if you haven't played the game, this is a great book just to read! If you need help with the game, or, if you want to get more out of them, then this is a great aid. The maps, and descriptions, and the illistrations all help to enjoy the game.

This book does exactly what it claims. It walks you through the King's Quest series step by step ensuring you get maximum gaming from the series. It also adds a story version to each setup. If you want the fast way to solve the series, I'd definately buy this book.

I used to own the King's Quest Companion back in the glory days of Roberta's oh-so-nostalgic PC games, but of course time has passed and I lost my book to a basement flood several years ago. When the compilation came out I decided to reorder the guidebook not only to help me out (who can turn Mannanan into a cat all by themself?!), but for the brilliant stories that Peter Spear creates for the world of Daventry and its royal family. Plus, only paying $3.25 for such a treasure was appealing to me as well.

Of course, the book is just as I remember it being--full of illustrations from scenes of the game, helpful tips from Prince Alexander's perspective, and of course what the book was written for: complete walkthroughs to each game; maps and charts for where the character was to go; and item lists with the points value beside them. Spear was lucky to be the one to think of telling the stories this way. He is a very smart man.

The only reason that I do not give this book the five stars it deserved was because it did not contain help for the seventh game. This was partly my own fault (I suppose that I could have read the description more thoroughly), and not truly the author's fault, but I was saddened to discover that I'd have to find an alternate help source in guiding Rosella and Valanice through Etheria.

Howeve, despite my one complaint, I was otherwise completely happy with the book and recommend it to anybody who is looking for help in the 7-game series.

I just received this book,after ordering it here because I just ordered The King's Quest Collection for XP.
This is what Amazon says.(I ordered the third Edition,which is the one shown in the picture.)


Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
"By the standards of computer game books, this is a staggering tome. That it covers the solutions to all seven King's Quest games doesn't account for its length and richness--not even when you take into account that it leads to multiple solutions of many problems. This is more than just a computer game solution book: it's a fantasy novel in its own right. In The King's Quest Companion we often follow the narrative stories of the King's Quest characters, seeing their world through their eyes, hearing their voices and thoughts, seeing them not as on-screen game pieces but as fully developed characters. That might even be too mild a description, because Spear insists throughout that the world of Daventry is "real" and that these stories all really happened. Certainly, the characters have become real for the devoted players who've followed their exploits since the first King's Quest changed the face of computer gaming in 1984. Spear's strategy guide offers solutions to the puzzles that have driven players to distraction for years, but more than that, he adds new depth to the King's Quest experience."


This book is only 482 pages not over 600 as they claim,and it absolutely DOES NOT cover KQ7!

I think such false advertising is inexcusable!

There are many computer game guidebooks on the market now. Probobly one for every new game that comes out. But none do everything as well as Peter Spear does for this book. Not only does he go through all the solutions and maps for the puzzles in all seven games, but he also adds a narrative version of the games. This is where the book shines. I don't think I've seen any guidebook for any computer game do this before. It's ground breaking, and it's great. If you have any of the games, buy this book. Better yet, buy The Kings Quest Collection, and then buy this book.

If you are a King's Quest enthusiast, as I am (I currently own all seven games), you do need this book. It's humorous, and I couldn't have gotten through the games without it.

What a great book. I bought it for the maps and hints. The stories for each game, told from the characters point of views, were fun to read. I'll definitely keep an eye out for more books by this author.

If you have ever played a King's Quest game, or even if you would enjoy some interesting fantasy short stories, try this book. It really brings the King's Quest saga to life. It's a very interesting view of six of the best computer games ever