El Poder Oscuro is an adventure developed by Arcadia Soft, released 31 December 1988 on Amstrad CPC, MSX and ZX Spectrum.
What El Poder Oscuro is
El Poder Oscuro is an adventure game developed by Arcadia Soft and released in 1988. It was published by Zigurat Software. It is available on Amstrad CPC, MSX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
An evil and unknown Dark Power advances inexorably, absorbing all the light and energy of the planet. Only you can conjure this nightmare come true. But you are not so helpless: you have a gigantic robot, as well as the ship that directs it from its powerful head and to reach the tiniest corners you can leave the robot and the ship to advance on foot armed with your laser rifle
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
El Poder Oscuro 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.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Quick answers
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