Dark Sceptre
The task in Dark Sceptre is to recover the eponymous artefact. The player controls a company of warriors by assigning them specific tasks, and is hindered by six other computer-controlled factions. The main…
Dark Sceptre is an adventure developed by Maelstrom Games Ltd, released 31 December 1987 on Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.
What Dark Sceptre is
Dark Sceptre is an adventure game developed by Maelstrom Games Ltd and released in 1987. It was published by Firebird. It is available on Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The task in Dark Sceptre is to recover the eponymous artefact. The player controls a company of warriors by assigning them specific tasks, and is hindered by six other computer-controlled factions. The main display shows a side-view of the currently watched warrior, which scrolls and tracks him as he moves through the game world. Each warrior has a rank, ranging from Thane, the team leader, to Thrall, the pawn of the game. Other ranks include Mystics, Heralds, Savages and Assassins. Play is real-time, with the player pausing to issue commands in Plan mode and then viewing results in Watch mode. Commands are selected from a menu screen and range from character-targeting actions such as KILL…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Dark Sceptre launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.
Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.
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