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IGDB / 11941

Barbarian

1987 57 / 100 Adventure Arcade Fighting
Welcome to the world of Barbarian. In this world you control our hero "Hegor". Once the game has started you will see him standing in the marsh. Using the mouse, jouystick or keyboard (or all three simultaneously) you issue commands that control his actions. Thus enabling you to explore the world of Durgan. You should always remember that Barbarian features context sensitive animation which allows the same commands Show full summary

Welcome to the world of Barbarian. In this world you control our hero "Hegor". Once the game has started you will see him standing in the marsh. Using the mouse, jouystick or keyboard (or all three simultaneously) you issue commands that control his actions. Thus enabling you to explore the world of Durgan. You should always remember that Barbarian features context sensitive animation which allows the same commands to do different things depending on the situation Hegor is involved in. In order to complete the game you must locate and destroy the crystal which is the source of the evil power of Necron. Once the crystal has been destroyed the volcano in which Durgan is located will start to erupt making it imperative that you reach the surface again before it blows.

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayCombat-focused

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Welcome to the world of Barbarian. In this world you control our hero "Hegor". Once the game has started you will see him standing in the marsh. Using the mouse, jouystick or keyboard (or all three simultaneously) you issue commands that control his actions. Thus enabling you to explore the world of Durgan. You should always remember that Barbarian features context sensitive animation which allows the same commands to do different things depending on the situation Hegor is involved in. In order to complete the game you must locate and destroy the crystal which is the source of the evil power of Necron. Once the crystal has been destroyed the volcano in which Durgan is located will start to erupt making it imperative that you reach the surface again before it blows.

GameplayCombat-focused GenreAdventure GenreArcade GenreFighting ThemeAction ThemeFantasy
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Studio & publishing

Developer
Psygnosis
Publisher
Mastertronic, Melbourne House, Psygnosis
Franchise
Standalone
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action, Fantasy
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Amstrad CPC 1988
  • Atari ST/STE 1987
  • Atari ST/STE Jul 01, 1987
  • Commodore C64/128/MAX 1987
  • Commodore C64/128/MAX Oct 1988
  • DOS 1989
  • MSX 1988
  • Amiga 1987
  • Amiga Jul 1987
  • ZX Spectrum 1988

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