Young Merlin
After trying to rescue a drowning young woman, the the hero of Young Merlin is drawn into a fantasy world which is threatened by the evil Shadow King. Naturally, it is your job to save this world and also to…
Young Merlin is a puzzle developed by Westwood Studios, released 1 March 1994 on Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
What Young Merlin is
Young Merlin is a puzzle game developed by Westwood Studios and released in 1994. It is available on Super Nintendo Entertainment System only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
After trying to rescue a drowning young woman, the the hero of Young Merlin is drawn into a fantasy world which is threatened by the evil Shadow King. Naturally, it is your job to save this world and also to rescue the aforementioned woman who has been kidnapped by the Shadow King. This is done in typical action adventure fashion: you have to fight enemies using spells that are gathered during the progress of the game as well as solve puzzles and use several objects. What sets Young Merlin apart from other action adventures is the fact that there is no text in the entire game, instead, icons are used to represent conversations, furthermore, the game uses passwords,instead of a battery to…
How it plays
Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Young Merlin launched on 1 March 1994, within three weeks of Super Metroid, X-COM: UFO Defense and Beneath a Steel Sky.
Released around the same time: Super Metroid, X-COM: UFO Defense, Beneath a Steel Sky.
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