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Reviews of the IF COMP 2007 Games

     You can see my scoring system (only slightly revised since last year), read my introduction or the wrap-up, view all reviews on a single long page in my complete review journal, or just scroll down to select individual reviews. The official competition results are here. As always, the games were varied in quality, from really great to really bad.

 #  In Order Played Vote            #  In Order By Score Score
1 Varkana 8   1 Lost Pig 10  
2 Eduard the Seminarist 3   2 Across The Stars 9 +
3 A Fine Day for Reaping 7   3 Lord Bellwater's Secret 9  
4 My Name is Jack Mills 7   4 An Act of Murder 9 -
5 Gathered In Darkness 5   5 My Mind's Mishmash 8 +
6 Orevore Courier 8   6 Orevore Courier 8 +
7 In The Mind Of The Master 8   7 Deadline Enchanter 8  
8 Ghost of the Fireflies 3   8 A Matter of Importance 8  
9 Beneath: a Transformation 6   9 In The Mind Of The Master 8 -
10 Lost Pig 9   10 The Chinese Room 7 +
11 The Immortal 4   11 Ferrous Ring 7 +
12 Wish 7   12 Varkana 7 +
13 The Lost Dimension 5   13 Slap that Fish 7  
14 Deadline Enchanter 8   14 My Name is Jack Mills 7  
15 Lord Bellwater's Secret 9   15 A Fine Day for Reaping 7 -
16 Reconciling Mother 4   16 Fox, Fowl and Feed 7 -
17 Jealousy Duel X 6   17 Wish 7 -
18 An Act of Murder 8   18 Jealousy Duel X 6 +
19 Ferrous Ring 7   19 The Lost Dimension 5 +
20 A Matter of Importance 8   20 Gathered In Darkness 5  
21 Slap that Fish 7   21 Packrat 5 -
22 Packrat 5   22 Beneath: a Transformation 5 -
23 The Chinese Room 9   23 Reconciling Mother 4 +
24 Fox, Fowl and Feed 7   24 The Immortal 4 +
25 My Mind's Mishmash 9   25 Press [Escape] to Save 4  
26 Press [Escape] to Save 4   26 Eduard the Seminarist 3 +
27 Adventure XT 2   27 Ghost of the Fireflies 3 -
28 Across The Stars 9   28 Adventure XT 2  
29 Vampyre Cross  

     Above, the games are listed twice. First, they are shown in the order I played. This includes the vote I submitted (often different than my review score, since the vote could be based on no more than two hours of play and then not changed). Next, they are in order by the review score. When sorting games with the same score, I have simply picked the one that was more fun or more appealing to me.

     I managed to play every games this year, except the Commodore-64 entry (which was disqualified before I played). Another disqualification (Adventure XT) is reviewed. This leaves only 27 eligible entries -- the lowest number in several years.