Big K


Sword Master

Publisher: Acorn User
Machine: BBC Model B

 
Published in Big K #5

Sword Master

Take a trip back to the good old days when men were men and duels were fought in lonely valleys at the crack of dawn. The Holy Deutscritter Order of Teutonic Knights (say that fast three times) was based in Alsace in the twelfth century. They followed a strict code of honour - know the Lord's Prayer, have no personal possessions, avoid taking women, etc. Sounds like the life of Reilly. Anyway, it seems that these noble men used to settle their differences by trundling off to a valley at daybreak and sticking swords into each other.

It's a two player game with two swordsmen who can be made to move around the valley and prod each other with swords.

With the exception of the odd rather knock-kneed stance they look passably realistic. Control is available from either keyboard or joystick. Unless you've got rubber fingers, use the joystick.