Legend of the Sword
The chronicles of Anar have long told the legend of a mystical sword, and its accompanying shield whose magical aura protected the inhabitants of Anar for many centuries. The sword and shield were supposedly…
Legend of the Sword is an adventure developed by Silicon Software, released 31 December 1987 on Amiga, Atari ST/STE, DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Legend of the Sword is
Legend of the Sword is an adventure game developed by Silicon Software and released in 1987. It was published by Rainbird. It is available on Amiga, Atari ST/STE, DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The chronicles of Anar have long told the legend of a mystical sword, and its accompanying shield whose magical aura protected the inhabitants of Anar for many centuries. The sword and shield were supposedly guarded by the ancient Corsarians, but their existence, and possible whereabouts are now purely part of folklore. The evil wizard Suzar has assembled a fighting force of mutated humanoids and plunged the kingdom into a state of fear. An entire army of brave warriors has already perished at the hands of the wicked wizard, and only with the combined power of the legendary sword and shield is it possible to defeat the dark forces that are suffocating the land. Having been summoned before…
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Legend of the Sword launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.
Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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