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Death Sword

Death Sword

1987 Designer Software
Death Sword
1987 Designer Software
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About Death Sword

Death Sword is a fighting game developed by Designer Software and published by Epyx, released on 30 December 1987.

Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior is a video game first released for Commodore 64 personal computers in 1987; the title was developed and published by Palace Software, and ported to other computers in the following months. The developers licensed the game to Epyx, who published it as Death Sword in the United States. Barbarian is a fighting game that gives players control over sword-wielding barbarians. In the game's two-player mode, players pit their characters against each other. Barbarian also has a single-player mode, in which the player's barbarian braves a series of challenges set by an evil wizard to rescue a princess.

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In the single-player story mode, the player controls a nameless barbarian who is on a quest to defeat the evil wizard Drax. Princess Mariana has been kidnapped by Drax, who is protected by 8 barbarian warriors. The protagonist engages each of the other barbarians in single combat to the death. Overcoming them, he faces the wizard. After the barbarian has killed Drax, Mariana drops herself at her saviour's feet and the screen fades to black.The United States version of the game names the protagonist Gorth.
Gameplay

Specs

Genres
Fighting
Modes
MultiplayerSingle player
Perspective
Side view
Tags
Best multiplayer gamesBest single-player gamesBest fantasy games
Rankings
Best Fighting games on PCBest Fighting games on AmigaBest PC gamesBest games of 1987
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FAQ
What platforms is Death Sword available on?

Death Sword is available on Acorn Electron, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE.

When was Death Sword released?

Death Sword was released on 30 December 1987, developed by Designer Software.