Sword Master (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Athena |
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| Designer(s) | Hironobu Tamai (Undead Tama), R. Nakashima |
| Composer(s) | Shotaro Sasaki, Kouichi Ishibashi |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Entertainment System |
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| Genre(s) | Platform game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Sword Master is a 1990 side-scrolling action game developed by Athena and published by Activision for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was first released in Japan in 1990, North America in 1992, and PAL regions in 1993. The game is set in medieval fantasy setting and focuses primarily on strategic fighting using shield and sword.[2] The game is also one of the NES games to include parallax scrolling.[3]
Plot
[edit]The Sword Master is a knight who was summoned into a kingdom in order to defeat an evil wizard and powerful demon which he summoned. The game follows the knight as he marches through forest, village, and all around the enemy's castle, until both the wizard and the demon are destroyed.[4]
Gameplay
[edit]The player must use sword and shield to battle through 7 game levels, from the forest, to a cursed town, to multiple levels of the villain's castle lair. The player encounters giant bats, wolves, skeleton warriors, evil knights, wizards, barbarians, lizard men, gargoyles, and other fierce enemies on his quest. The Sword Master can swing his sword, defend with his shield, and gather power-ups which enable him to change his form. For example, the Sword Master can transform into a mage and cast offensive magic spells.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Andy (July 1992). "Sword Master". Total!. No. 7. pp. 44–45. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ "Sword Master Review".
- ^ "Sword Master (NES) - online game". RetroGames.cz. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ "Sword Master - Hardcore Gaming 101".
- ^ "Sword Master for NES (1990) - MobyGames".
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