TouchArcade: This week, we're rolling into the back half of our Hallowe'en celebrations here in the Reload. In the first week, I talked about oc-cult favorite Cthulhu Saves The World [$1.99], and last week, I took a look at the frighteningly hard Fighting Fantasy: House Of Hell [$5.99]. This week's entry, Solomon's Keep [Free], is probably not what anyone would classify as horror, but it has so many skeletons, it's hard to argue against its place around the apple-bobbing bucket. Released in spring of 2010, it's certainly had no shortage of love shown to it around these parts. There's the glowing review written by then-cub reviewer Jared Nelson, the TA Plays Rewind done late last year, and of course, a huge thread in our forums. Well, let's throw another layer on top, shall we? Normally, I like to go into a little history in these articles, but there's not much to tell with Solomon's Keep. It's a relatively recent game compared to some of the other titles I've looked at and it was born on, and is still exclusive to, iOS. There was a sort-of sequel in the form of Solomon's Boneyard [Free], which was kind of an arena-based take on the original, and a more traditional follow-up, Solomon Dark, was announced quite some time ago but has yet to release due to legal complications.
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"Cheap, addictive, and entertaining.
These are words that describe multiple iPhone/iPod Touch games, such as Angry Birds and Cut the Rope, but there’s another, slightly obscure, game on the market with those same qualities. It’s called Solomon’s Keep, an Action/Adventure RPG that pits you, a wizard trainee, against another evil wizard. The story sounds cliché but I assure you this game is all that an iPod game should be: frustrating but lovable."
-Community Article by ZXSilverZX at That Gamer Hub
STP writes: "Solomon's Keep, a twin-stick dungeon crawler, pleasantly surprised us with its addictive and streamlined take on a classic genre. We got in touch with John Raptis, the creator of the game and head of his own independent game publisher, Raptisoft. We asked him about being a small developer, the making of Solomon's Keep, and got few hints about what might be in store for his next game."
