The Sword of Hope
The player assumes the role of Prince Theo whose father, King Hennessy has become corrupt and maniacal with power. He has enslaved the kingdom and exiled the great wisemen who once maintained the balance and…
The Sword of Hope is a puzzle developed by Kemco, released 28 December 1989 on Nintendo 3DS and Game Boy.
What The Sword of Hope is
The Sword of Hope is a puzzle game developed by Kemco and released in 1989. It is available on Nintendo 3DS and Game Boy.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The player assumes the role of Prince Theo whose father, King Hennessy has become corrupt and maniacal with power. He has enslaved the kingdom and exiled the great wisemen who once maintained the balance and prosperity of the kingdom. Theo's mother, Queen Remy, was killed by Hennessy but Theo was rescued from the castle without harm with the help of an old sage. Now that Theo has reached his teenage years and become a skilled warrior it is time for Theo to face his destiny and return to the castle where he was raised and defeat his father.
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
The Sword of Hope launched on 28 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Pipe Dream and Denaris.
Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Pipe Dream, Denaris.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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