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Wardner

In Wardner, you take on the roll of a short, chubby guy whose name I am not aware of. The game starts when you and a girl are approached by a wizard promising a "fantasia" of sorts. You follow the wizard, and…

31 December 1987

Wardner is a platform developed by Toaplan, released 31 December 1987 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Family Computer Disk System and Arcade.

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What Wardner is

Wardner is a platform game developed by Toaplan and released in 1987. It was published by Mentrix Software. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Family Computer Disk System and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The hero and his girlfriend got lost in the mysterious forest of Wardner. Suddenly the ruler of the forest, Wardner, transforms the heroes girlfriend and takes her deep into the forest. The hero sets out to traverse the forest to save his girlfriend.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Wardner launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

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When did Wardner come out?
Wardner was released on 31 December 1987 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Family Computer Disk System and Arcade.

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