Masters of the Universe: The Movie

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Masters of the Universe: The Movie
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Box art for the Amstrad CPC version
Developer(s) Gremlin Graphics
Publisher(s) Gremlin Graphics
Designer(s) Rob Toone [1]
Programmer(s) Christian P. Shrigley [1]
Artist(s) Terry Lloyd [1]
Composer(s) Ben Daglish [1]
Platform(s)
Release
Genre(s) Action-adventure game
Run and gun
Mode(s) One player

Masters of the Universe: The Movie is an action-adventure game developed by Gremlin Graphics, and published in 1987. It is based on the American film Masters of the Universe (1987), directed by Gary Goddard. The film and the game are part of the Masters of the Universe media franchise.

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A promotional photo of Dolph Lundgren as He-Man and Frank Langella as Skeletor illustrates the video game packaging. The MSX version of the game is titled Masters of the Universe.

Two other Masters of the Universe video games were published in the same year: Masters of the Universe: The Arcade Game and Masters of the Universe: The Super Adventure .

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