Heimdall
Heimdall is an action-adventure computer game developed by a team called The 8th Day and published by Core Design. The game is set in the world of Vikings and Norse mythology. Loki steals Odin's sword, Freyr's…
Heimdall is an adventure developed by The 8th Day, released 31 December 1991 on Sega CD, Amiga, Atari ST/STE and DOS.
What Heimdall is
Heimdall is an adventure game developed by The 8th Day and released in 1991. It was published by Core Design. It is available on Sega CD, Amiga, Atari ST/STE and DOS.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Heimdall is an action-adventure computer game developed by a team called The 8th Day and published by Core Design. The game is set in the world of Vikings and Norse mythology. Loki steals Odin's sword, Freyr's spear and Thor's hammer, rendering them powerless. They decide to create an infant, the title character (named after the god of the same name), who must bring back the three legendary weapons. The game sees Heimdall and his crew travelling around an archipelago of islands in three different maps: Utgard, Midgard and Asgard. They travel engaging monsters in combat, interacting with the locals, solving puzzles and avoiding traps, a blend of styles somewhat similar to that found in the…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Heimdall launched on 31 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2 and Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.
Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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