

Blackthorne 1994
Developed by Mass Media Inc, Blizzard Entertainment
- Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Action
In Blackthorne, players take on the role of Kyle Blackthorne, a lethal commando equipped with brute strength, animal cunning, and a mysterious past that he has just begun to remember. Thrown onto the futuristic planet of Tuul, Blackthorne must contend with a world overrun by mutant monsters and goblin hordes in a valiant attempt to liberate the Androthi people.
PlatformPuzzleAdventureActionFantasyorcsdeathbirdtime limitfreewarepixel artslaverysword & sorceryone-man armyboss fightexplosiondigital distributionSuper Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega 32X, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Game Boy Advance
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Plot-driven, unpretentious, earnest and grave.
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
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- Platforms
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega 32X, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Game Boy Advance, Super Famicom
- Developer
- Mass Media Inc, Blizzard Entertainment
- Publisher
- Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd., Kemco, MacPlay, Interplay, Playtronic
- Released
- September 23, 1994
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
IGDB rating 7.0/10 from 51 ratings.
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