Excalibur is a shooter developed by Jens Meggers, released 31 December 1988 on Amiga.
What Excalibur is
Excalibur is a shooter game developed by Jens Meggers and released in 1988. It was published by Kingsoft. It is available on Amiga only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Excalibur is 2D arcade side scrolling shoot'em up game. The game hasn't real story and has quite a simple game play - the player controls a red space ship, flies straightforward, avoid obstacles and shoot enemies in various locations (mostly mountains with space background). The enemies are in many types, shapes and colours - spaceships, "molecules", geometric figures, etc. If a spaceship flies too slowly, then it has a tendency to fall down.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Excalibur 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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When did Excalibur come out?
Excalibur was released on 31 December 1988 for Amiga.
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