What is Zork II?
'''''Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz''''' is an [[interactive fiction]] [[video game]] published by [[Infocom]] in [[1981]]. It was written by [[Marc Blank]], [[Dave Lebling]], [[Bruce Daniels]] and [[Tim Anderson (Zork)|Tim Anderson]]. It was the second game in the popular [[Zork]] trilogy. It begins where ''[[Zork I]]'' left off and leads into ''[[Zork III]]''. It is Infocom's second game. ==Plot== The player starts in the Barrow from [[Zork I]] armed only with the brass lantern and the elvish sword. The purpose of the game is not initially clear. The Wizard of Frobozz is soon introduced. The wizard was once a good sorcerer, but when his powers began to go away he was exiled by Lord Dimwit Flathead. Now bordering on insanity, the wizard is a force to be reckoned with. Your goal, as you venture into the wizard's area, is to avoid his tricks and learn to control his magic. Like its predecessor, ''Zork II'' is essentially a treasure hunt. Unlike the previous game, the ten treasures are tied together by a crude plot. Finding the treasures does not end the game, and finding all the treasures is not needed to finish the game. Instead, the adventurer must figure out a way to use the treasures in order to reach the game's finale. == Other websites == * View [http://www.accardi-by-the-sea.org/canon/Zork2/Zork2.php Zork II packaging] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126052256/http://www.accardi-by-the-sea.org/canon/Zork2/Zork2.php |date=2011-01-26 }} and [http://www.accardi-by-the-sea.org/canon/Zork2/Zork2.php Play Zork II] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126052256/http://www.accardi-by-the-sea.org/canon/Zork2/Zork2.php |date=2011-01-26 }} online at the Gallery of Zork. *{{moby game|id=/dos/zork-ii-the-wizard-of-frobozz|name=''Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz''}} *[http://www.csd.uwo.ca/Infocom/zork2.html ''Zork II'' information and overview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127235134/http://www.csd.uwo.ca/Infocom/zork2.html |date=2012-01-27 }} *[http://gallery.gue