Astyanax
It is a 2D action platform game focused on hack and slash and spell casting. The game consists of six linear levels of which each has two sub-levels meaning the game consists of 12 level in total. After every…
Astyanax is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Aicom, released 21 December 1989 on Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System.
What Astyanax is
Astyanax is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Aicom and released in 1989. It was published by Jaleco. It is available on Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The story follows a young 16 years old boy who is suddenly transported into a different reality (dimension) while walking to school. He appears in the kingdom of Remlia and meets a fairy named Cutie. She tells him that Rosebud, the princess of the kingdom, has been abducted by an evil wizard called Blackhorn and asks him for a help. He agrees and together they set off for the castle where Rosebud is being held.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Astyanax launched on 21 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.
Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.
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