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Although Trine is labeled as action AND puzzle game, I should be honest and warn you that you shouldn’t start it if you have weak reflexes or never played a side-scrolling platformer in your life (the game is most often compared to The Lost Vikings).

However, even though the accent is on action, this title really deserves its place here, if only because of one character - Amadeus the Wizard. The game is unique in that sense that not only you can switch between the three characters (a thief, a knight and a wizard) in any moment (and use their powers together to overcome an obstacle - there’s even a multiplayer mode), but you can also pretend that it’s a classic Quest for Glory game, because many puzzles in the game can be solved using one character only - and with Wizard, it’s really where the adventure/puzzle part shines, because the combination of physics and creative input from the player is something that was rarely seen before or after Trine. (well, perhaps in Trine 2)