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Barbarian

Welcome to the world of Barbarian. In this world you control our hero "Hegor". Once the game has started you will see him standing in the marsh. Using the mouse, jouystick or keyboard (or all three…

1 July 1987

Barbarian is an adventure developed by Psygnosis, released 1 July 1987 on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Barbarian is

Barbarian is an adventure game developed by Psygnosis and released in 1987. It was published by Mastertronic. It is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Welcome to the world of Barbarian. In this world you control our hero "Hegor". Once the game has started you will see him standing in the marsh. Using the mouse, jouystick or keyboard (or all three simultaneously) you issue commands that control his actions. Thus enabling you to explore the world of Durgan. You should always remember that Barbarian features context sensitive animation which allows the same commands to do different things depending on the situation Hegor is involved in. In order to complete the game you must locate and destroy the crystal which is the source of the evil power of Necron. Once the crystal has been destroyed the volcano in which Durgan is located will start to…
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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.

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When did Barbarian come out?
Barbarian was released on 1 July 1987 for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

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