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Citadel

Citadel is a platform game with some puzzle solving elements. The game is centered around a castle, requiring players to find five hidden crystals and return them to their rightful place. Outside of the castle…

31 December 1985

Citadel is an adventure, released 31 December 1985 on Acorn Electron and BBC Microcomputer System.

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What Citadel is

Citadel was released in 1985. It was published by Superior Software Ltd.. It is available on Acorn Electron and BBC Microcomputer System.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Citadel is a platform game with some puzzle solving elements. The game is centered around a castle, requiring players to find five hidden crystals and return them to their rightful place. Outside of the castle there are outside areas (including a wasteland, a pyramid, a sea and an island).
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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.

What it launched against

Citadel launched on 31 December 1985, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary.

Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.

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When did Citadel come out?
Citadel was released on 31 December 1985 for Acorn Electron and BBC Microcomputer System.

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