''DarkSpyre'' is a 1990 video game produced by
Event Horizon Software (later known as DreamForge Intertainment) for
MS-DOS
MS-DOS ( ; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and a few ope ...
. It was released the following year for the
Amiga. ''Darkspyre'' is a
dungeon crawl style
role-playing game. It uses top-down graphics and
randomly generated dungeons, similar to a
roguelike
Roguelike (or rogue-like) is a subgenre of role-playing computer games traditionally characterized by a dungeon crawl through procedurally generated levels, turn-based gameplay, grid-based movement, and permanent death of the player charac ...
.
in 1992, ''
The Summoning'' was released as a sequel. It did not rely on DarkSpyre's random dungeon mechanic, instead using pre-designed levels.
Plot
The gods of War, Magic, and Intellect created the Darkspyre to find a champion to overcome the final challenge of mankind. The player must locate the five runes of power within Darkspyre to master the tests and prevent the destruction of the world.
Reception
The game was reviewed in 1991 in ''
Dragon'' #172 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 3½ out of 5 stars.
The game was reviewed in ''
Computer Gaming World'' in 1991, with the reviewer stating that "''DarkSpyre'' is a fine game, well suited to gamers who enjoy
true challenges."
Reviews
*''
ASM'' - Mar, 1991
*''Amiga Joker'' (Feb, 1992)
References
External links
''DarkSpyre''at Lemon Amiga
''DarkSpyre''at Amiga Hall of Light
at GameFAQs
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1990 video games
Amiga games
DOS games
DreamForge Intertainment games
Dungeon crawler video games
Fantasy video games
Role-playing video games
Single-player video games
Video games developed in the United States