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Lord Monarch

Lord Monarch is a real-time strategy war game by Nihon Falcom. The game is considered to be the seventh installment in the Dragon Slayer series. It was originally released in 1991 for the NEC PC-9801, and was…

21 March 1991

Lord Monarch is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Nihon Falcom, released 21 March 1991 on FM Towns, PC (Microsoft Windows) and PC-9800 Series.

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What Lord Monarch is

Lord Monarch is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Nihon Falcom and released in 1991. It was published by D4 Enterprise. It is available on FM Towns, PC (Microsoft Windows) and PC-9800 Series.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You are prince Alfred, the son of the great king of Monarch. Since you have been a rather fresh and lazy boy, the king decides to strengthen you by sending you to battle. You are now sixteen, and you must prove you are worthy of being the prince of Monarch!
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Dragon Slayer series

Lord Monarch is the 12th of 26 entries we hold in the Dragon Slayer series. It arrived 7 months after Dragon Slayer I. The next entry was Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II in 1992.

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When did Lord Monarch come out?
Lord Monarch was released on 21 March 1991 for FM Towns, PC (Microsoft Windows) and PC-9800 Series.

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