Windwalker

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Description

The sequel to Moebius, Windwalker combines role-playing with side-view beat 'em up gameplay. You are accompanied by Moebius on a quest to master the martial arts.

Hostile persons including thieves, guards and assassins will be encountered; you fight them in real time using moves such as cartwheels and flying kicks. This can be played either as a continuous battle, or with short breaks to catch your composure.

The role-playing elements eschew the Ultima-style plan view in favor of a pseudo-3D system. Deism and Shamanism are just some of the included magic disciplines. Magical vehicles help you get around the 100 landscapes more quickly, although you spend much time on foot. The game takes place in a fully active universe of characters such as villagers and giant beetles, all getting about their business within a day/night cycle and variable weather.

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Alternate Titles

• "Moebius 2" -- Informal name
• "A Tale from Moebius" -- Subtitle

Part of the Following Groups

• Moebius series
• Setting: Chinese

User Reviews

Poor sequel to an average game

DOS

Pix (1221)

Critic Reviews

The Games Machine (UK)	Commodore 64	Jan, 1990	83 out of 100	83
Amiga User International	Amiga	Mar, 1990	80 out of 100	80
Amiga Joker	Amiga	Feb, 1990	76 out of 100	76
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Commodore 64	Feb, 1990	8 out of 12	67
Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft	DOS	1992	67 out of 100	67
Info	Commodore 64	Jan, 1990		60
Power Play	DOS	Apr, 1990	59 out of 100	59
Power Play	Amiga	Apr, 1990	59 out of 100	59
Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft	Commodore 64	1992	58 out of 100	58
Zzap!	Commodore 64	Apr, 1990	39 out of 100	39

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Macintosh version?	4	Trypticon (11036) Jun 19, 2020

Trivia

Bugs

When Jason Linhart, the founder and lead programmer of MicroMagic, was asked about why Windwalker's Adlib support (one of the first games on the market to support the Adlib) was a bit buggy, he stated:

"The original AdLib manual (before they shipped) did not call for ANY delays. The original IBM PC (4.77 Mhz) couldn't get ahead of the card. By the time it shipped they were telling use to do one IN instruction, and every time a new faster processor came out they added some delay to their recomendation [sic]. The old 8088 machines would not have worked with the 35 IN instructions now required, it would have slowed the machine down so much nothing else could get done."

The solution to fix this problem is simple as it just requires slowing your machine down.