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In the land of Norem, an army of warriors called the Skulls have caused a magician to lose all of his powers. He has chosen you to trek across Norem and clear it of the Skulls and their evil leader, Kan.<br>There are four levels - a mixture of shoot-'em-up action, and one-on-one sword fighting against two of Kan's finest warriors.<br>The game contains overscan screens, very big sprites and a digitised tune on the title screen.<br>
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Xyphoes Fantasy is a late game (1991) by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silmarils_(company) Silmarils]. It is an arcade adventure in the vein of Shadow of the Beast.
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Technically it is a very impressive game, featuring a long digi tune, overscan screens (even in-game!!!), big sprites with smooth animation, good scrolling and four, rather long levels. All this comes in two disks and requires a 128k machine. What's more, gameplay is not bad either, so it's a highly-recommended CPC game.
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In the land of Norem, an army of warriors called the Skulls have caused a magician to lose all of his powers. He has chosen you to trek across Norem and clear it of the Skulls and their evil leader, Kan.<br>There are four levels - a mixture of shoot-'em-up action, and one-on-one sword fighting against two of Kan's finest warriors.
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=== Screenshots ===
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[[Image:Xyphoes1.gif|thumb|150px|Loading Screen]] [[Image:Xyphoes2.gif|thumb|150px|Loading Screen]] [[Image:Xyphoes3.gif|thumb|150px|Menu Screen]] [[Image:Xyphoes4.gif|thumb|150px|Level Loading Screen]]<br>
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[[Image:Xyphoes5.gif|thumb|150px|Level 1]] [[Image:Xyphoes6.gif|thumb|150px|Level 2]] [[Image:Xyphoes7.gif|thumb|150px|Final Level Loading Screen]] [[Image:Xyphoes8.gif|thumb|150px|Level 4]]

Revision as of 02:24, 11 April 2008

Xyphoes Fantasy is a late game (1991) by [Silmarils. It is an arcade adventure in the vein of Shadow of the Beast.

Technically it is a very impressive game, featuring a long digi tune, overscan screens (even in-game!!!), big sprites with smooth animation, good scrolling and four, rather long levels. All this comes in two disks and requires a 128k machine. What's more, gameplay is not bad either, so it's a highly-recommended CPC game.

In the land of Norem, an army of warriors called the Skulls have caused a magician to lose all of his powers. He has chosen you to trek across Norem and clear it of the Skulls and their evil leader, Kan.
There are four levels - a mixture of shoot-'em-up action, and one-on-one sword fighting against two of Kan's finest warriors.

Screenshots

Loading Screen
Loading Screen
Menu Screen
Level Loading Screen

Level 1
Level 2
Final Level Loading Screen
Level 4