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Swordquest: Waterworld

Swordquest is an unfinished series of video games produced by Atari, Inc. in the 1980s as part of a contest, consisting of three finished games and a planned but never released fourth game. All of the games…

1 August 1983

Swordquest: Waterworld is an adventure developed by Atari, released 1 August 1983 on Atari 2600.

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What Swordquest: Waterworld is

Swordquest: Waterworld is an adventure game developed by Atari and released in 1983. It is available on Atari 2600 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Upon reaching Waterworld, the twins become separated. Tara travels to a ship made of ice, somehow forgets her name, and meets Cap'n Frost, who desires to find the "Crown of Life" and rule Waterworld. Meanwhile, Torr travels to an undersea kingdom, forgets his name as well and meets the city's ex-queen Aquana, who desires to find the "Crown of Life" in order to regain her throne. After a brief war between the ex-queen and captain, Herminus sets the twins to duel each other. They then pray to their deities for guidance, which summons Mentorr who allows them to regain their memories. The twins throw down their swords, causing the crown to be revealed and split in half. Each half is given to…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did Swordquest: Waterworld come out?
Swordquest: Waterworld was released on 1 August 1983 for Atari 2600.

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