Heaven & Earth (video game)

Heaven & Earth
DeveloperSoftware Resources International Software
PublisherBuena Vista Software
ProducerBrad Fregger
DesignersMichael Feinberg
Scott Kim
ProgrammersMichael Sandige (MS-DOS)
Ian Gilman (Mac)
ArtistMark J. Ferrari
ComposerRichard Marriott
PlatformsMS-DOS, Classic Mac OS, FM Towns
Release1992 (1992)
GenrePuzzle
ModeSingle-player

Heaven & Earth is a puzzle video game developed by Software Resources International and published by Buena Vista Software in 1992.

Plot

Heaven & Earth is a game which integrates aspects of toys and puzzles, and involves a fantasy legend. With the randomly drawn animated cards in a solitaire-like game, the player tries to score the highest value tricks. The game features a dozen options for puzzles to play with, including sliders and mazes as well as 3-D illusions. The game also includes a toy aspect involves picking gems using a swinging pendulum.[1]

Reception

Computer Gaming World stated "it's refreshing to come across a little gem like Heaven & Earth, which isn't quite like anything else out there". The magazine concluded that it "is a terrific game for people who like puzzles, especially visual ones".[2] The game was reviewed in 1994 in Dragon #211 by Jay & Dee in the "Eye of the Monitor" column. Jay gave the game 4 out of 5 stars, while Dee gave the game 3½ stars.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Jay & Dee (November 1994). "Eye of the Monitor". Dragon (211): 39–42.
  2. ^ Scorpia (December 1992). "Buena Vista's Heaven & Earth". Computer Gaming World. p. 60. Retrieved 5 July 2014.