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Wizards And Warriors
''Wizards & Warriors'', titled ' in Japan, is an action platform video game developed by Rare and published by Acclaim Entertainment and Jaleco for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in North America in December 1987, and in Europe on January 7, 1990. The player controls Kuros, "Knight Warrior of the ''Books of Excalibur''", as he sets out in the Kingdom of Elrond to defeat the evil wizard Malkil. Malkil holds the princess of Elrond captive in Castle IronSpire, deep within the forests of Elrond. The player fights through forests, tunnels, and caves, while collecting keys, treasure, weapons, and magic items. It is Rare's second NES game, after ''Slalom'' (1987). In the months surrounding its North American and European releases, ''Wizards & Warriors'' was featured in several video game magazines, including ''Nintendo Fun Club News'', ''Nintendo Power'', and '' VideoGames & Computer Entertainment''. It was praised for its graphics, sound, difficulty, and arcade- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rare (company)
Rare Limited is a British video game developer and a studio of Xbox Game Studios based in Twycross. Rare's games span the platform, first-person shooter, action-adventure, fighting, and racing genres. Its most popular games include the ''Battletoads'', ''Donkey Kong'', and '' Banjo-Kazooie'' series, as well as games like '' GoldenEye 007'' (1997), ''Perfect Dark'' (2000), ''Conker's Bad Fur Day'' (2001), ''Viva Piñata'' (2006), and ''Sea of Thieves'' (2018). Tim and Chris Stamper, who also founded Ultimate Play the Game, established Rare in 1985. During its early years, Rare was backed by an unlimited budget from Nintendo, primarily concentrated on Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games. During this time, Rare created successful games such as ''Wizards & Warriors'' (1987), '' R.C. Pro-Am'' (1988), and ''Battletoads'' (1991). Rare became a prominent second-party developer for Nintendo, which came to own a large minority stake of the company, with the release of ''Donkey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wizards & Warriors II
''Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II'' (also known as ''Wizards and Warriors II: Ironsword'') is a platform game, platforming action-adventure game, action-adventure video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) developed by UK-based company Zippo Games, a subsidiary of Rare (company), Rare. The game was published by Acclaim Entertainment, Acclaim and released in North America in December 1989 and in Europe on March 27, 1991. It is the sequel to Rare's 1987 title ''Wizards & Warriors''. In ''Ironsword'', the player controls the knight warrior Kuros as he ventures in the land of Sindarin. He must defeat the evil wizard Malkil, who has assumed the elemental forms of Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water. Kuros must collect the parts of and assemble the legendary "IronSword" in order to defeat Malkil, who resides at the top of IceFire Mountain. ''Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II'' was developed by Zippo Games' founder Ste and John Pickford, Ste Pickford and was the first gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
