Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight
Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight, is a video game developed and published by Mindscape in 1991. It was released on the Amiga and one year later converted to MS-DOS with alternate sound and music. The title is a…
Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight is an adventure developed by Mindscape, released 1 March 1991 on Amiga, DOS, Linux and Mac.
What Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight is
Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight is an adventure game developed by Mindscape and released in 1991. It is available on Amiga, DOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The player takes on the role of a chosen knight who is sent by the druids to return the mystical 'moonstone' to Stonehenge. The game supports between 1 to 4 players at once, with the computer controlling any knights not controlled by human players as rival NPCs. The world map is divided into 4 distinct regions: Misty Moors: The NW region of the Blue Knight (Sir Godber). Monsters found there are the Axe and Spear-bearing Troggs as well as their War Beasts. There is also the city of Highwood with the High Temple where the player can buy and sell magical items. Wetlands: The SE region of the Red Knight (Sir Edward). Monsters are the Trolls and the Mudmen. There is also the city of Waterdeep…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight launched on 1 March 1991, within three weeks of Lemmings, The Simpsons Arcade Game and Fortified Zone.
Released around the same time: Lemmings, The Simpsons Arcade Game, Fortified Zone.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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