Barbarian

Base game DOS Platform 01/01/1989 1

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Synopsis

In the game, the player is Hegor, a barbarian who must traverse several dungeons and underground habitats to defeat his brother, the evil wizard Necron. He has a sword and a bow in his arsenal of weapons. Running and jumping, as with many platform games, is a big part of the gameplay of this title.
The game used a unique control system to compensate for the lack of multiple joystick buttons on many systems. The player would first press a button, after which a "menu" of actions would appear at the bottom of the screen. The player then selected the desired action by scrolling through the choices with the joystick, and then pressing the button again when the desired action was highlighted.
In the original versions, this game tried to emulate the visual style of the game's cover and opening animation. The game used highly detailed and colorful sprites and a variety of thoughtful sound effects to accompany the on-screen action. The DOS version played a digitized speech in the opening sequence and featured other sound effects using the PC speaker.