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Battlemaster

"Battlemaster is a fanatsy aracde adventure set in a world of myth and feudal strife. The land is in decay: isolated villages, towns and castles are divided by areas of chaotic monster-infested wilderness…

20 September 1990

Battlemaster is an adventure developed by Personal Software Services, released 20 September 1990 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga, Atari ST/STE and DOS.

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What Battlemaster is

Battlemaster is an adventure game developed by Personal Software Services and released in 1990. It was published by Arena Entertainment. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The world was enmeshed in a terrible conflict. Humans mistrusted Dwarves, Dwarves hated Elves, Elves despised Orcs, and Orcs hated everyone. The rivers ran with the blood of battle and the land stank only of death. Civilization was spiraling towards decay. AND THEN THE WATCHER CAME. He prophesied that a leader would emerge from the south. A leader brave enough to stand face to face with dragons and survive, shrewd enough to solve the most complex enigmas and experienced enough to know when to parley and when to fight. He would be someone familiar with magic, capable of intelligent strategy who would buy, loot and barter with one single aim, to gather a powerful force of men, win back the…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Official trailer

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When did Battlemaster come out?
Battlemaster was released on 20 September 1990 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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