''Enchanted Land'' is a 1990

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developed and published by

Thalion Software The company was formed by members of the Atari ST demoscene in October 1988, in Gütersloh, Germany. The main aim of Thalion Software was to produce cutting edge technology games. Despite the technical quality, sales of the games never really mat ...

for the Atari ST. An Amiga port was released later.

Gameplay

The game takes place in the fairytale land of Damiran. The source of magic, Heart of Lore, has broken into 100 pieces. The player is an old wizard, Krugan, who has been tasked to retrieve the pieces that are strewn across the land. The game is a scrolling platform game consisting of six levels. The game features nine different weapons that can be powered-up by potions that are found throughout the levels. ''Enchanted Land'' was the first game to use 4-plane multidirectional scrolling in full screen on the Atari ST.

Reception

Aktueller Software Markt ''Aktueller Software Markt'' (literally ''Current Software Market''), commonly known by its acronym, ''ASM'', was a German multi-platform video game magazine that was published by Tronic-Verlag from 1986 until 1995. It was one of the first magazine ...

'' reviewed the Atari ST version and criticized the overloaded graphics but praised the cutting-edge scrolling effect. It was recommended to try the game before buying. '' ST Format'' called the game "extremely addictive" and "an enjoyable, absorbing platform game". ' called ''Enchanted Land'' "a very well made and enjoyable arcade game". '' Joystick'' said the game is not revolutionary but very well made technically. According to Thalion's co-founder Erik Simon, the game was in development too long and sold less than expected.

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''Enchanted Land''
at the Hall of Light

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