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Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom

Ishar 2 was published in 1993 on Amiga, Atari ST and DOS. In Ishar 2, the player starts with the character of Zubaran, who is the new lord of Ishar. He receives a vision that tells him to defeat the sorcerer…

31 December 1993

Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Silmarils, released 31 December 1993 on Amiga and DOS.

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What Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom is

Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Silmarils and released in 1993. It is available on Amiga and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Ishar 2 was published in 1993 on Amiga, Atari ST and DOS. In Ishar 2, the player starts with the character of Zubaran, who is the new lord of Ishar. He receives a vision that tells him to defeat the sorcerer Shandar. It is also possible to import a party of characters from the first Ishar. The game now takes place on an archipelago, each island bearing the name of one of Jarel's companions. Each island also features a different type of landscape: Irvan's island is covered with swamps, Akeer's and Otbar's are underground complexes, Zach's island is covered by a city, Jon's is mountainous, and Thorm's has treetop gangways in a forest. This game has a combat system that's more ergonomic than…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom launched on 31 December 1993, within three weeks of Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park and Windjammers.

Released around the same time: Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park, Windjammers.

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When did Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom come out?
Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom was released on 31 December 1993 for Amiga and DOS.

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