Death Sword

Box front of Death Sword

Details

Released
1988
Developer
Palace Software
Publisher
Epyx, Inc.
Genre
Action, Fighting
Players
Up to 2; single player, multiplayer
Type
Commercial
Platform
MS-DOS
Pack
eXoDOS
Manual
Included in the pack (PDF)

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Screenshots

Title screen of Death Sword
Title screen
Gameplay of Death Sword
Gameplay

About this game

The evil magician Drax is terrorizing the jeweled city and cast a spell over the beautiful princess Marina who is forced to obey him. From the lands to the north, a hero is sent to help the city and free the princess. He is Gorth, the strongest of the barbarian warriors. With his sword in hand, he has to beat eight of Drax's best warriors and at last the magician himself. He will fight them in the woods, on the mountaintop, in the dungeon... finally reaching Drax's palace itself.This is essentially a one- or two-player fighting game where you control a big barbarian and fight another player or a computer AI. There are several kinds of hits, and some hits take off half a point while others take off a whole point. Each player has six of these "power points". They also have a special hard to perform "death sword" which decapitates your opponent, killing him with one fell swoop.

Also known as

Battle SwordCommon mistaken
Barbarian: The Ultimate WarriorUnited Kingdom
Barbarian: Le Guerrier AbsoluFrance
Barbarian: Der mächtigste KriegerGermany
BarbarianEurope in-game

Collections

Collection
Barbarian legacy
Playlist
CGA Composite