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In the land of Norem, an army of warriors called the Skulls have caused a magician to lose all of his powers. He has chosen you to trek across Norem and clear it of the Skulls and their evil leader, Kan.<br>There are four levels - a mixture of shoot-'em-up action, and one-on-one sword fighting against two of Kan's finest warriors.<br> | Xyphoes Fantasy is a late game (1991) by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silmarils_(company) Silmarils]. It is an arcade adventure in the vein of Shadow of the Beast. | ||
Technically it is a very impressive game, featuring a long digi tune, overscan screens (even in-game!!!), big sprites with smooth animation, good scrolling and four, rather long levels. All this comes in two disks and requires a 128k machine. What's more, gameplay is not bad either, so it's a highly-recommended CPC game. | |||
In the land of Norem, an army of warriors called the Skulls have caused a magician to lose all of his powers. He has chosen you to trek across Norem and clear it of the Skulls and their evil leader, Kan.<br>There are four levels - a mixture of shoot-'em-up action, and one-on-one sword fighting against two of Kan's finest warriors. | |||
=== Screenshots === | |||
[[Image:Xyphoes1.gif|thumb|150px|Loading Screen]] [[Image:Xyphoes2.gif|thumb|150px|Loading Screen]] [[Image:Xyphoes3.gif|thumb|150px|Menu Screen]] [[Image:Xyphoes4.gif|thumb|150px|Level Loading Screen]]<br> | |||
[[Image:Xyphoes5.gif|thumb|150px|Level 1]] [[Image:Xyphoes6.gif|thumb|150px|Level 2]] [[Image:Xyphoes7.gif|thumb|150px|Final Level Loading Screen]] [[Image:Xyphoes8.gif|thumb|150px|Level 4]] | |||
Revision as of 07:24, 11 April 2008
Xyphoes Fantasy is a late game (1991) by [Silmarils. It is an arcade adventure in the vein of Shadow of the Beast.
Technically it is a very impressive game, featuring a long digi tune, overscan screens (even in-game!!!), big sprites with smooth animation, good scrolling and four, rather long levels. All this comes in two disks and requires a 128k machine. What's more, gameplay is not bad either, so it's a highly-recommended CPC game.
In the land of Norem, an army of warriors called the Skulls have caused a magician to lose all of his powers. He has chosen you to trek across Norem and clear it of the Skulls and their evil leader, Kan.
There are four levels - a mixture of shoot-'em-up action, and one-on-one sword fighting against two of Kan's finest warriors.
Screenshots
