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Armorik the Viking: The Eight Conquests

Action platformer with incredibly harsh time limits and infinitely respawning enemies. You are brave warrior Armorik, seeking to immortalize your name in the book of Viking legends. Luckily for you, the great…

31 December 1988

Armorik the Viking: The Eight Conquests is a platform, released 31 December 1988 on DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Armorik the Viking: The Eight Conquests is

Armorik the Viking: The Eight Conquests was released in 1988. It was published by Infogrames Multimedia. It is available on DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Action platformer with incredibly harsh time limits and infinitely respawning enemies. You are brave warrior Armorik, seeking to immortalize your name in the book of Viking legends. Luckily for you, the great god Thor has reviewed your application and mulled over your case. Thor agrees to reward you with eternal fame... provided that you single-handedly conquer the eight territories of the North.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Armorik the Viking: The Eight Conquests launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

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When did Armorik the Viking: The Eight Conquests come out?
Armorik the Viking: The Eight Conquests was released on 31 December 1988 for DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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