Joan of Arc: Siege & the Sword

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Joan of Arc: Siege & the Sword
Joan of Ark Siege & the Sword cover.jpg
Developer(s) Broderbund
Publisher(s) Broderbund
Platform(s) Amiga [1] IBM PC, [2] Atari ST [2]
Release1989
Genre(s) Action/Adventure [1]

Joan of Arc: Siege & the Sword is a 1989 video game published by Broderbund.

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Gameplay

Joan of Arc: Siege & the Sword is a game in which the player is King Charles of France in the year 1428 and must use the army assembled by Joan of Arc against defiant French dukes and the invading English. [3]

Reception

Chris Lombardi reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World , and stated that "It has a wonderful setting, a nice 'look and feel', and elements that truly capture the spirit of the historical period, but the prevalence and nature of the action sequences, along with the quirks in Al and design, keep it from being "all that it could be" and prevent one from offering a wholehearted recommendation." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Lynch, Dennis (March 23, 1990). "You're part of graphics adventures". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved August 17, 2021. Closed Access logo transparent.svg (Subscription required.)
  2. 1 2 Manning, Ric (November 18, 1989). "Itching for a new game? Here's a trio of winners". The Courier-Journal . Retrieved August 17, 2021. Closed Access logo transparent.svg (Subscription required.)
  3. 1 2 Lombardi, Chris (February 1990). "The Witch of Orleans: Broderbund's Joan of Arc: Siege and The Sword". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 68. pp. 14, 16.
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