Wizards & Warriors

This article covers a number of platforming games from the early 1990s; not to be confused with the role-playing game of the same name by Microsoft from 2000, based on the Wizardry series.

Wizards & Warriors
developer	Rare
Publisher	Acclaim Entertainment
First title	Wizards & Warriors (1987)
Last title	Wizards & Warriors III: Kuros - Visions of Power (1992)
Platform (s)	NES , Game Boy
Genre (s)	Jump 'n' run

Wizards & Warriors is the title of a series of platforming games for Nintendo consoles. You play in a fantasy setting. Three parts were released for the Nintendo Entertainment System , one part for the Game Boy . The games were developed by Rare and distributed by Acclaim Entertainment .

In the games, the knight Kuros has to solve various tasks in medieval castles. The second part had the additional title Iron Sword , the Game Boy spinoff Fortress of Fear and the third part Kuros: Visions of Power .

history

The first part was published in 1987 by Acclaim for the NES in the USA . In 1988 Jaleco Ltd published a Japanese version of it under the title 伝 説 の 騎士 エ ル ロ ン ド (Densetsu no Kishi Elrond); In 1990 a European version came on the market. In 1989 the second part called Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II for NES, 1990 Wizards & Warriors Chapter X: The Fortress of Fear for Game Boy and 1992 Wizards & Warriors III: Kuros - Visions of Power for NES.

Web links

• Wizards & Warriors series at MobyGames (English)