THE GOLDEN PYRAMID                       
                                                                
Written by Laurence Creighton. Available from Zenobi Software,  
26 Spotland Tops, Cutgate, Rochdale, Lancs, OL12 7NX            
                                                                
                     Reviewed by David Haire                    
                                                                
You have returned from your much-acclamied expedition to Peru.  
The Mask of the Sun God has been safely handed to the curator of
the British Museum.                                             
                                                                
It isn't long before you hear of the GOLDEN PYRAMID deep in the 
heart of Central Africa. A pilot agrees to fly you there,       
telling you that there is no landing strip in that area at all. 
                                                                
No problem you decide; you will use a parachute and jump out.   
Your plane flies as low as it can; the pilot gives you a nod and
you jump...                                                     
                                                                
You land in the branches of a tall tree, and this poses the     
first problem of the adventure - how to get down. This is       
achieved fairly easily, although that hovering bird looks as if 
it might well be guarding something.                            
                                                                
This adventure was written using the Quill, so input is         
restricted to Verb Noun, but this is perfectly adequate. Most of
the more common inputs have been abbreviated, for example G can 
be used instead of GET, and there are few places where more     
complex inputs would be useful.                                 
                                                                
On the plus side, the location texts are descriptive without    
being over-long, and there are plenty of puzzles to keep you    
occupied. On the minus side, there are too many long pauses for 
my liking. The sound effects can get a bit irritating, as can   
the lightning that crops up after a time.                       
                                                                
Altogether, not one of the best adventures I have played, but   
definitely not one of the worst. As long as you can stand the   
annoying features, this adventure could well be one of your     
better buys.