Light Crusader
Fight your way through a dungeon of evil! Innocent people are vanishing victims of horrifying magic. You a master swordsman are challenged to save them! Only your sword and razor sharp mind will help you…
Light Crusader is a puzzle developed by Treasure, released 25 May 1995 on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Linux and Mac.
What Light Crusader is
Light Crusader is a puzzle game developed by Treasure and released in 1995. It was published by Sega. It is available on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
I am David Lander, swordsman in the service of the great King Frederick of Whitewood. A few days ago, I was sent by my lord to an audience with King Weeden of this land of Green Row. Trembling, King Weeden informed me that his townspeople have been disappearing daily. Neither the astrological charts nor even the king’s own oracle can explain. Green Row has always been a safe and charming land. Not any longer. I must find out what is happening to King Weeden’s people, and return them.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Light Crusader launched on 25 May 1995, within three weeks of Full Throttle, Worms, Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams and Terminal Velocity.
Released around the same time: Full Throttle, Worms, Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams, Terminal Velocity.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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