Blade Warrior

History says that in 1479, the evil Squire Helfyre's vicous dominance of the village of loxton came abruptly to an end. The townsfolk had had enough - over the preceding 40 years, Helfyre had cause many dark things to happen.

Late one winter's night, the populace marched on Helfyre's castle, dragging him from his bed, swiftly decapitating him then burning the mutilated and lifeless corpse.

How were the simple townsfolk to know that he would live on? Helfyre's faithful manservant recovered most of the charred remains and laid them in a secret tomb, from where Helfyre would carry on his black arts in the guise of a hideous and all powerful Death Demon...

Now, on the eve of the 200th anniversary of that terrible night, you the Blade Warrior must reuinite Helfyre's missing skill with ther rest of his remains to finally lay the Demon to rest. The townsfolk will at last be released from their seemingly endless nightmare.

Go now, Blade Warrior, for it is ten minutes to the witching hour - you must complete your mission before the church clock strikes the hour and an unholy orgy of violence and destruction is released...

Game Controls

Z - Walk left, X - Walk right, P - Jump up, K - Jump down

You can use the keyboard or a joystick to control Blade Warrior. You can use Kempston, Protek or Sinclair (Port 1) joystick interfaces with this game.

If you want to use a joystick or define your own set of keys, press O (for options) on the title screen and follow the instructions.

Press S to start the game.

Press BREAK during a game to quit back to the title screen.

Hints

You must collect the following objects, in order:

1. the Scroll of the Dead which enables you to find...
2. the Demon's Skill, which will lay the Demon to rest, but needs purifying with the Phial of Holy Water.
3. You also need the Demon's Horn to wake the demon and...
4. The Magic Flute to summon...
5. The Raven (the Demon's messenger)
6. Lastly, the Pentagram will open the door of the demon's magical tomb, allowing you into its inner depths...

...Good luck, Blade Warrior!

Game Credits

This entertainment experience was brought to you by...

Coding/Samples/FX: Mark Rivers
Graphics: Antony Scott/Mark Rivers
Project Management: David Darling/Mark Baldock
Package Production: Mark Clark
Cover Illustration: Nigel Fletcher/Liz Darling