The A - Z of Spectrum Games

Barbarian

Year of Release

1987

The Advertising Blurb

THE STORY SO FAR... The evil sorcerer Drax has agreed that if a champion can be found who is able to defat his demonic guardians, the Princess Mariana will be released. From the wastelands comes an unknown barbarian, a mighty war

Compatibility

48K / 128K / +2

Original Price

£9.99

Software Houses

Ocean Software / Palace Software / Kixx

Author

Steve Brown

Author

Shaun Griffiths

Type

Beat-'em-up Game

Comments

C + VG Hit!

Controls

User Definable

Original Rating

Crash 85%

Review:

This has good graphics and gameplay for the time but is not a patch on modern games. It was most famous for causing such a stir when it first appeared. It angered Mary Whitehouse et al for featuring a rather nice decapitation routine in glorious Spectrum colour and the advertising campaign was condemned for featuring pictures of scantily clad Page 3 girl Maria Whittaker alongside a Conan the Barbarian wannabe. The game has been much copied since, as has the controversial content and advertising.

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