J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth
1989 · Synergistic Software, Inc., Maelstrom Games Ltd
Commodore C64/128/MAX · Amiga · Amstrad CPC · ZX Spectrum · +3
Adventure · Strategy
1987 · Arcade & Origins
Dark Sceptre
Maelstrom Games Ltd · Adventure · Strategy
- Developer
- Maelstrom Games Ltd
- Publisher
- Firebird
- Original release
- 31 dicembre 1987
Overview
The task in Dark Sceptre is to recover the eponymous artefact. The player controls a company of warriors by assigning them specific tasks, and is hindered by six other computer-controlled factions. The main display shows a side-view of the currently watched warrior, which scrolls and tracks him as he moves through the game world. Each warrior has a rank, ranging from Thane, the team leader, to Thrall, the pawn of the game. Other ranks include Mystics, Heralds, Savages and Assassins. Play is real-time, with the player pausing to issue commands in Plan mode and then viewing results in Watch mode. Commands are selected from a menu screen and range from character-targeting actions such as KILL, AVOID, BRIBE or STALK, object related actions like SEEK, TAKE, USE, or location based actions like DEFEND or ROAM.
Releases
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Amstrad CPC
31 dic 1987 Original
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ZX Spectrum
31 dic 1987
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1987 — A year in gaming
Il catalogo di quell’anno, distinto dalla pagina editoriale su Generazioni.
Part of an era
Arcade & Origins
1972–1983
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Game data
- Original title
- Dark Sceptre
- Developer
- Maelstrom Games Ltd
- Publisher
- Firebird
- First release
- 31 dicembre 1987
- Genres
- Adventure · Strategy
- Era
- Arcade & Origins