A tense and gripping story set in and around an old lighthouse converted into a scientific research station. People vanish before your eyes, reality unravels at the edges, and through it all the storm approaches. Lots of description. Good building of drama and mystery, except for some mood-breaking silly bits in the second half. Has a mixture of mechanical and information-gathering puzzles, with a rather short time limit (given the richness of the environment) for a crucial early puzzle.

Rating: ****

Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (30 Jun 2000)

Shelby.sit.bin (273.63 KB)

Macintosh executable (version: Release 2.1)

Shelby.sit.hqx (377.08 KB)

Macintosh executable (version: Release 2.1)

shelbypc.zip (280.54 KB)

MS-DOS executable (version: Release 2.1)

shelby.zip (193.74 KB)

TADS executable (version: Release 2.1)

shelby.step (5.00 KB)

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