Blade Warrior

aka: Palladin: Lord of the Dancing Blades

Released

1991 on DOS

Credits

3 people

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Publishers

Moby Score

6.4

#17,493 of 163K

Critics

66% (14)

Players

(5)

Ranking

#865 on Amiga

Collected By

25 players

Genre: Action
Perspective: Side view
Gameplay: Puzzle elements
Setting: Fantasy

DOS Specs

Business Model: Commercial
Media Type: 3.5" Floppy Disk
Input Devices Supported: Keyboard

Description official descriptions

The world has been enslaved by Murk, and you've got to free it by collecting the seven fragments of a tablet which are in the possession of seven wizards who inhabit seven towers.

Blade Warrior is a unique game in two ways, the most obvious being the graphics. Everything in this game is seen in silhouette - as you wander around looking for magical items and killing baddies, all you see is your silhouette and the silhouette of everything around you. The background is made up of a night sky, with clouds and hills.

Secondly, the game is an unusual mix of adventuring and battling. On your way to collecting magical items and exploring the huge ingame map, you're assaulted by baddies. Then, once you have collected certain artifacts, you can conjure up spells (so long as you have the recipe) back in your tower, trade with wizards for those all important tablet pieces and get clues to the next important artifacts.