''Astérix'' is the name of three 1993
platform games for the
Nintendo Entertainment System
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,
Super NES and
Game Boy. The game are based on the
comic book series
Asterix, and are part of a
series of games based on this license. These games were only made available in
PAL format due to their exclusive European release.
Gameplay
The player controls the short and mustached
Gaul who has to progress through levels located all across
Europe, fighting
Romans and various aggressive animals along the way, to rescue his friend
Obelix before
Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman people, Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in Caes ...
throws him to the lions.
The gameplay takes place in 50 BC.
is entirely occupied by the Romans.
One small Gaulish village continues to defy the occupying forces, thanks to a magic potion which makes them invincible.
But now Obelix has vanished. The Romans have confirmed his capture and taken him to an unknown destination.
Reception
Both ''Asterix'' and ''
The Smurfs
''The Smurfs'' (french: Les Schtroumpfs; nl, De Smurfen) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was first created and in ...
'' were much more popular in Europe, and most of the games in their respective series never made it over into the North American market.
See also
*
List of Asterix games
References
1993 video games
Europe-exclusive video games
Game Boy games
Infogrames games
Nintendo Entertainment System games
Platformers
Super Nintendo Entertainment System games
Video games based on Asterix
Video games developed in Spain
Video games scored by Alberto Jose González
Video games set in Egypt
Video games set in Europe
Video games set in France
Video games set in Greece
Video games set in Rome
Video games set in Switzerland
Video games set in the 1st century BC
Single-player video games
Depictions of Julius Caesar in video games
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