Baal
The future of the world lies in the hands of an elite squadron of men. You are the leader of the Time Warriors. Can you save the Earth from the evil Baal? His army of undead have stolen an awesome weapon of…
Baal is a platform developed by Psygnosis, released 31 December 1988 on Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.
What Baal is
Baal is a platform game developed by Psygnosis and released in 1988. It was published by Psyclapse. It is available on Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The future of the world lies in the hands of an elite squadron of men. You are the leader of the Time Warriors. Can you save the Earth from the evil Baal? His army of undead have stolen an awesome weapon of destruction, a War Machine. As leader of the ultimate battle fighters, your quest is to invade Baal's domain, fighting off his monstrous demonic beasts to retrieve the War Machine... but... you must kill Baal in the process. Can you succeed? There is no option... the alternative is literally 'Hell on Earth.'
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Baal launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.
Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.
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