Barbarian

Barbarian, the most realistic and exciting of sword-fighting games for one or two players - fight against the computer or a friend.

The evil sorcerer Drax has abducted the beautiful Mariana to satiate his refarious desires.

A powerful warrior is sought to vanquish Drax's demonic guardians and free the princess?

You are that warrior: a mighty barbarian wielding your broadsword with deadly skill!

Playing The Game

The game is in two parts, Combat Practice and Fight To The Death. For both a demonstration mode shows the various fighting moves and a practice mode allows you to play a passive swordsman in order to practise your moves. There is a time limit of 90 seconds for each duel.

In Combat Practice mode, you must perfect your swordsmanship against ten warriors, each more skilful than the last. In Fight To The Death, you fight for the freedom of Princess Marianna against ten evil minions of Drax before facing the evil one himself. There is no time limit, the timer is replaced by the skill level of the opponent you fight.

In two player mode you may battle your friends. Points are awarded for the difficulty of the combat moves you make. There is a 90 second time limit on the duels.

Game Controls

Player 1: Z - Left, X - Right, Q - Up, A - Down, TAB - Strike

When using the keyboard, similar fighting moves to joystick control may be obtained by pressing combinations of keys, e.g. for player 1 with a right facing warrior: for protect body use X+Q; for flying neck chop, use Z+TAB; for kick use keys X+A+TAB etc.

Select Mode:
BBC - f0, Electron - 1

Sound Effects On/Off:
BBC - f1, Electron - 2

Pause On/Off
BBC - f2, Electron - 3

Select Keyboard/Joystick
BBC - f3, Electron - 4

Exit Game: SHIFT-ESCAPE

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Tape: CHAIN"" (RETURN)
Disc: Hold SHIFT and tap BREAK