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The king has been poisoned by the evil wizard Zandor and as all the king's guards are away on a day trip to Blackpool the task of capturing and obtaining an antidote from the foul necromancer falls on you, Edred the Brave.

Play begins as you run down the Corridor of Death, viewed in 3D from a vantage point just behind your warrior. You must duck, jump and dodge the skull-faced bats that fly towards you and the grabbing claws that lunge out from the corridor walls, or use your trusty broadsword to hack them into oblivion. Once past these foes you have to face the Green Giant and Golden Snake, who can only be killed if you use your sword to knock back some of the fireballs they shoot at you.

Once past the Corridor you must kill a fearsome dragon to gain access to a boat and the subterranean river.

Paddle down another 3D section dodging rocks, deflecting stalactites and killer fish with your shield, and it's on to another spear fight with a menacing monster.

Once through the terrors of the Castle, you must face Zandor floating on his throne clutching that elusive poison antidote. Here another bout of jumping ducking and hacking ensues, this time viewed from the side, as Zandor zaps you with an assortment of spells while you attempt to get close enough for a good swipe.

With Zandor dead and the antidote safely captured, you must return home on the back of a dragon in a simplistic medieval form of After Burner.

Castle Warrior combines good music and effects throughout with very good quality graphics and excellent use of colour. However, the 3D effect is often indistinct and can lead to unnecessary deaths. To add to this, the joystick response was frequently sluggish.

Despite the many different sub-games, Castle Warrior felt very repetitive - if not tedious - and offered nothing new. Another example of good graphics and sound without good gameplay.