▁Ro le ▁A ids ▁line , ▁but ▁an ▁advent ure ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁movie ▁The ▁Keep ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁sc ant ▁few ▁lic ensed ▁Ro le ▁A ids ▁books ▁to ▁appear . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Andy ▁Bla k eman ▁review ed ▁The ▁Keep ▁for ▁Im agine ▁magazine , ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁" The ▁game ▁is ▁well ▁bal anced , ▁and ▁usually ▁builds ▁up ▁to ▁an ▁exc iting ▁clim ax ▁( the ▁outcome ▁rarely ▁looks ▁certain ), ▁and ▁is ▁enjoy able ▁because ▁of ▁this . ▁However , ▁the ▁levels ▁of ▁bl uff ▁and ▁counter bl uff ▁make ▁it ▁very ▁much ▁better , ▁as ▁you ▁try ▁to ▁out - th ink ▁your ▁oppon ents ." ▁ ▁Rick ▁Sw an ▁review ed ▁the ▁advent ure ▁in ▁The ▁Space ▁G amer ▁No . ▁ 7 2 . ▁He ▁commented : ▁" If ▁you ' re ▁un famil iar ▁with ▁The ▁Keep , ▁it ' s ▁not ▁for ▁lack ▁of ▁opportun ities . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁so - so ▁novel ▁has ▁spawn ed ▁a ▁so - so ▁movie , ▁a ▁so - so ▁board game , ▁and ▁now ▁a ▁role play ing ▁module ▁in ▁the ▁Ro le A ids ▁series ▁from ▁May f air ▁that ▁continues ▁the ▁tradition . ▁ ▁The ▁extraordinary ▁complexity ▁of ▁the ▁story line ▁which ▁sp ans ▁e ons ▁of ▁struggle ▁against ▁forces ▁of ▁evil ▁makes ▁playing ▁The ▁Keep ▁an ▁or de al ▁even ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁experienced ▁G M ▁and ▁a ▁near ▁impos s ibility ▁to ▁the ▁nov ice ." ▁He ▁added ▁that