''Pharaoh's Revenge'' is a

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developed by Ivan Manley and released by Publishing International in 1988 for the

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, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS. The game is similar in style to ''Lode Runner'' (1983).

Gameplay

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'' as an arcade action game.

Reception

The game was reviewed in 1989 in ''

'' #142 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 3 out of 5 stars.

Reviews

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* 1988 video games Apple II games Commodore 64 games DOS games Manley & Associates games Publishing International games Puzzle-platformers Single-player video games Video game clones Video games based on Egyptian mythology Video games developed in the United States Video games set in Egypt {{action-videogame-stub