Storm Warrior
Storm Warrior | |
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Developer(s) | Elite Systems |
Publisher(s) | Encore (Elite Systems) |
Designer(s) | Chris Coupe (C64) |
Artist(s) | Paul Walker (C64) |
Composer(s) |
Mark Cooksey (C64)[1] Mark Crane (Amstrad)[2] |
Platform(s) |
Amstrad CPC Commodore 64 ZX Spectrum |
Release date(s) | 1989 |
Genre(s) | Beat 'em up |
Mode(s) | Single player |
Storm Warrior is a 1989 beat 'em up game developed and released by Elite Systems for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum 8-bit home computer systems. The game casts the player in the role of a prince on a quest to rid his kingdom of a witch's curse. It is unrelated to the 1984 game Storm Warrior.
Gameplay
In Storm Warrior, the player controls a hero armed with a sword, who may walk and turn, jump into various directions, defend and attack with his sword (high and medium slashes), kick, and roll.[3] The character walks right through a series of screens, fighting defeating various enemies along the way.
Plot
The evil Witch Queen has summoned a terrible thunderstorm that is to last a hundred years, causing torrential rains, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes and other calamities. The heir prince of the kingdom embarks on a dangerous quest to reach the castle from which the Witch Queen exercises control on the elements, so he can kill her and break the spell.[3][4][5]
Development
The C64 version was made by the same team which did the C64 port of Forgotten Worlds.[6] The Witch Queen has been known as "Queen of Darkness" in an early version of the game.[7]
Reception
The game was poorly received.[4] The C64 version of the game received the scores of 44% from Computer + Video Games ("Mark Cooksey's music is pleasant, but otherwise the game has few merits"), 64% from Your Commodore ("an average game" and not in a top division of beat-em-up games") and 51% from CU Amiga ("Basically, SW is just a very dull Barbarian clone").[5][8][9] Micromania Segunda Epoca gave it 6/10, recommending the Amstrad version.[3]
References
- ↑ C64 version information at GB64.COM.
- ↑ Amstrad version information at CPC Zone.
- 1 2 3 (Spanish) Review in Micromania Segunda Epoca 15.
- 1 2 Review in Commodore DiskUser 14.
- 1 2 Review in C+VG 96.
- ↑ Preview in CU Amiga 8/1989.
- ↑ Preview in ACE 16.
- ↑ Review in Your Commodore 63.
- ↑ Review in CU Amiga 10/1989.
External links
- Official website
- Storm Warrior at World of Spectrum
- Storm Warrior at Lemon64