WeaponLord is a fighting developed by Visual Concepts, released 1 September 1995 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
What WeaponLord is
WeaponLord is a fighting game developed by Visual Concepts and released in 1995. It was published by Namco Hometek. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
The premise, in the publisher's words
On a battlefield a demon spirit enters the body of a dying mercenary. He is reborn and defeats twenty rulers in bloody combat. He goes on to found the reign of the Demonlord Raith. At the height of his power, his doom is foretold by a shaman: "When the night turns violent and the moon bleeds, gripped by the skeletal fingers of death...a child will rise to face the demon in combat...and the lord of demons will fall by the hand of...the WeaponLord." Against the advice of his lieutenants to kill the children born that night, the Demonlord waits to face his foretold killer in fair, one-on-one combat. Years later the Demon Zarak overthrows Raith and becomes the new Demonlord. Twenty-five years…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
What it launched against
WeaponLord launched on 1 September 1995, within three weeks of Rayman, Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest, Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds and MTV's Beavis and Butt-head in Virtual Stupidity.
Released around the same time: Rayman, Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest, Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds, MTV's Beavis and Butt-head in Virtual Stupidity.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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Quick answers
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