Game Classification

Spirit Of Excalibur Synergistic Software (Robert Clardy / Alan Clark / Ron Martin) (Japan), Virgin Mastertronic, Inc., 1990  

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Classification

VIDEO GAME

Keywords

Adventure - Medieval fantasy - Role playing - Role-playing - Strategy

Purpose

Besides play, this title features the following intents:
  • Storytelling

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Entertainment

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
 Age : 12 to 16 years old / 17 to 25 years old
General Public

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Game-based
(designed with stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:
AVOID : explanation of this brick MATCH : explanation of this brick DESTROY : explanation of this brick MANAGE : explanation of this brick MOVE : explanation of this brick SELECT : explanation of this brick SHOOT : explanation of this brick
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Spirit Of Excalibur Spirit of Excalibur is a 1990 computer game developed by Synergistic Software for a number of different platforms, including Amiga, PC, Atari ST, Apple IIGS and Apple Macintosh and distributed by Virgin Mastertronic, Inc.. As the game's title hints, Arthurian legend with the myths of the Knights of the Round Table and the Holy Grail lend their elements to the game background with both fictional and historical works used as sources to recreate the atmosphere of the age of king Arthur and to draw out characters' names, history and relationships. Among such sources one can cite the well known work of Sir Thomas Malory, Morte d'Arthur or the more recent The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, but also a number of historical treatises on Arthur of the late 1980s. Spirit of Excalibur falls into the RPG category of games where the player is in control of a host of characters, rather than a single one, and as such he has to explore with them Arthurian England in an attempt to solve quests the game is made of and reach the final goal of uniting Britain under a single king. [source:wikipedia]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : PC (Dos) - Amiga - Atari ST

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