

Who would have thought that a man would be so foolish or so daring as to accept a challenge set down by the Gods? And yet one came forward to claim the right to test his skills and strengths against a city so legendary its name alone struck fear in the hearts of all who heard it spoken.
PlatformPuzzleAdventureActionFantasytrapspixel artsnakeclimbingshoppingcollectiblespotionmoving platformsmerchantsretroachievementsAcorn Archimedes, BlackBerry OS, PC-8800 Series, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE
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Character
Plot-driven, earnest, classical in form and cool.
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the game
- Platforms
- Acorn Archimedes, BlackBerry OS, PC-8800 Series, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga, Atari Jaguar
- Developer
- The Bitmap Brothers
- Publisher
- Renegade Software, Mindscape, AtariAge, Krisalis Software, Konami, Crucial Entertainment, Amiga
- Released
- March 1, 1991
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
IGDB rating 8.0/10 from 21 ratings.
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