Wizard Wars (video game)

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Wizard Wars
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Developer(s) Out of the Blue [1]
Publisher(s) Paragon Software [1]
Designer(s)
  • Mark Seremet
  • Christopher Straka
Platform(s) MS-DOS [2]
ReleaseOctober 1988 [1] [3] [4]
Genre(s) Role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player

Wizard Wars is a 1988 role-playing video game developed by Out of the Blue and published by Paragon Software for MS-DOS.

Contents

An Amiga version was said to be available in March 1989 but it was never released. [5] [6] Versions for Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Commodore 128, and Macintosh were also planned. [7] [8]

Gameplay

Wizard Wars is mostly a menu-driven turn-based role-playing game. The player is Temeres, a young wizard who aims to defeat an evil wizard named Aldorin. The game is broken up into three segments called "dimensions". In the first dimension the player searches for a variety of spells and items, the second dimension requires the player to defeat seven wizards, each inhabiting a maze. The final battle against Aldorin takes place in the third dimension. [9]

Reception

Computer Gaming World said the graphics are the best part of the game and concluded: "Wizard Wars is best suited to those who want to do hack and slash and not worry about intellectual puzzles." [9] Joystick called the menu-based gameplay limited and noted the game as boring. [11] DOS International  [ de ] said the plot lacks suspense and the combat is too slow. [12] Power Play  [ de ] didn't like the graphics and the gameplay and recommended to check out Gold Box series instead. [13] Tilt liked the strategic gameplay and the graphics but criticized the game for its lack of significant sound effects. They recommended the game for experienced role-playing game fans. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Game Buyers Guide - Wizards Fight To The Death In Magical Combat". MicroTimes . Vol. 5, no. 50. BAM Publications. December 1988. p. 76. Suitable for PC with DOS 2.1 [...]
  2. ↑ "New Products - Adventure, a Quest, and a Trip to the Future". Run . IDG Communications. October 1988. p. 14.
  3. ↑ "Fantastic Voyages Into Your Imagination [advertisement]". Compute! . October 1988. p. 81. ISSN   0194-357X. NEW! [...] Fantasy lovers will delight in Wizard Wars [...]
  4. ↑ "Entertainment - Wizard Wars". Amazing Computing. No. Amazing AMIGA Product Guide - Spring '89. PiM Publications. 1989. p. 32. ISSN   0886-9480. Available March 1989
  5. ↑ "TEVEX Has The Latest Hits From Electronic Arts - COMING SOON FROM ELECTRONIC ARTS AFFILIATED LABELS". Computer Gaming World . No. 52. Russell Sipe. October 1988. p. 38. Amiga [...] Wizard Wars - Paragon
  6. ↑ "Two Adventure from Paragon". Computer Entertainer . Vol. 7, no. 3. June 1988. p. 3. ISSN   0890-2143. Additional versions of the game are planned for Apple II and Commodore 64/128 ($34.95) and for Amiga, Atari ST and Macintosh ($39.95).
  7. ↑ Phelan, Jim (October 1988). "Entertainment News and Hints". Home Office Computing . Vol. 6, no. 62. Scholastic Corporation. p. 108. ISSN   0899-7373. Paragon Software has also announced a more traditional computer game — Wizard Wars (512K Amiga, C 64/128, 256K IBM PC; $35-$45)
  8. 1 2 Scorpia (November 1988). "Game Hints - Wizard Wars". Computer Gaming World . No. 53. Russell Sipe. pp. 10, 12–13.
  9. 1 2 Hautefeullle, Olivier (July 1989). "S.O.S. Aventure - Wizard Wars". Tilt (in French). No. 68. Editions Mondiales S.A.  [ fr ]. 14: intérêt
  10. 1 2 HS (August 1989). "Software Review - Wizard Wars". Joystick (in German). Vol. 2, no. 8. Daten und Medien Verlag. p. 36. ISSN   0935-9273.
  11. 1 2 Müller, Dieter; Hierlmeier, Eva-Maria (October 1989). "Spiele - Kurz angespielt". DOS International  [ de ] (in German). No. 10/89. Daten und Medien Verlag. p. 262. ISSN   0933-1557. Spielspaß: 6/10
  12. 1 2 MH (1989). "Computerspiele - Wizard Wars (MS-DOS)". Power Play  [ de ] (in German). No. 10/89. Markt+Technik. p. 51.
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