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Lysistrata Reviews
Author: Knight Errant
Date: 2007
TADS
What does AIF stand for? Adult Interactive Fiction.
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Reviewed by David Whyld
'Written by Aristophanes, adapted by Knight Errant' says the intro. Cute.
In brief: it's 411 BC and Athens and Sparta are at war. The women don't like
their men going off to war all the time so they decide not to let them have sex
until peace is declared. You're one horny Greek warrior who decides enough is
enough. You're having some and that's it.
Well, nice enough idea I guess but how to make progress? Beats me. I managed to
get some wine and headed off to see my wife. I even succeeded in having a bed
brought out and had a little chinwag with the old ball and chain about the war
and stuff. That was about as far as I could get. All the conversation subjects
dried up, attempts to have my wicked way with Myrrhine (my wife) met with
failure, and sex itself was a definite no show. There was a definite Catch 22
situation at work here. The game won't let me have sex until I'm naked, but it
won't let me take my clothes off because I'd then be naked. Bit of a problem
there. Funnily enough, even if I climb into the bed which has helpfully been
dropped here, the game still won't let me strip off because I'll then be naked.
Hmm…
No hints. No help file. No walkthrough. As such, I pushed this to one side and
didn't look back.
Arousal: (based on the fact that I didn't get any) a big fat zilch.
Reviewed by Softiron
Based on the Greek comedy by Aristophanes, Lysistrata takes place during
the Peloponnesian war, when the women of Sparta band together to withhold funds
and sex from their husbands until they agree to end the long war with Athens.
You play Cinesias, who’s horny as hell and is hell bent to get some nookie
from his wife.
What follows are a couple of bland fetching quests and bland conversation.
For those who played Dragon Warrior, remember when you talked to Princess
Gwaelin? She would ask, “Dost thou love me?” YES or NO. If you
select no, she replies, “But thou must! Dost thou love me?” YES or
NO. Again, you select no, and she replies, “But thou must! Dost thou
love me?” ad infinitum until you select the correct response. And those
responses reward you with the ending.
With virtually no buildup towards the final sex scene, I couldn’t bring myself
to care.
But I could bring myself to give Lysistrata a 10th place finish.
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