You are Astyanax, a sixteen year old boy that has the same dream night after night: A princess, calling for help. One afternoon, you are summoned to the world of Remnia by Cutie, a pixie, to save the realm's princess. You are the chosen one mentioned by their prophecies!

Astyanax is a side-scrolling platform action game set in a fantasy world. You must save the realm from Blackhorn's evil horde. Along the way you'll find powerups that will make you stronger, and upgrade your weapon; and you can also unleash magical attacks that hit all enemies on the screen.

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Alternate Titles

"The Lord of King" -- Japanese title

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Astyanax	NES	$0.01
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User Reviews

A game that tries too hard

Multimedia Mike

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The Press Says

VideoGame	Jun, 1991		100
HonestGamers	Dec 31, 2003	8 out of 10	80
neXGam	2002	7 out of 10	70
Defunct Games	Aug 29, 2009	65 out of 100	65
Video Games	Sep, 1991	40 out of 100	40

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Trivia

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The word "Astyanax" comes from the Greek for "Prince of the City", and was originally applied to the Trojan prince Scamandrius, son of Hector and Andromache. Various accounts have him thrown to his death in infancy from the battlements of Troy by Odysseus or Neoptolemus, in an effort to stem the Trojan royal line.

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Foxhack (11956) on Jan 31, 2004.