Ingrid's Back

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Ingrid's Back
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Developer(s)Level 9
Publisher(s)Level 9
Platform(s)Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, MSX
Release1988
Genre(s)Text Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Gnome Ranger II: Ingrid's Back is a text adventure game by Level 9 released in 1988.[1] It is the sequel to Gnome Ranger[1] The game is a standard text adventure with limited graphics on some platforms. Again, a short novella by Peter McBride is included ("The 2nd Gnettlefield Journal") explaining the background to the story and providing hints for play.

Plot[]

Having just returned from her "holiday" in the wilderness, the gnome Ingrid Bottomlow must save her home village of Little Moaning from destruction by a greedy property developer, Jasper Quickbuck. To do this she must get the various uncooperative inhabitants of the village to sign her petition.

Gameplay[]

Gameplay is similar to Gnome Ranger. The player must explore Ingrid's village while collecting signatures for her petition by interacting with various non-player characters.

Reception[]

Computer and Video Games gave Ingrid's Back a very favorable review, with reviewer Keith Cambpell calling it "the most enjoyable Level 9 adventure [he had] played to date" and praising its humor and difficulty curve.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Ingrid's Back!". mobygames.com. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
  2. ^ Cambpell, Keith (November 1988). "Ingrid's Back". Computer and Video Games. No. 85. pp. 90–91. Retrieved 2022-01-09.

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