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The Vikings

Overview

Your Warrior Queen has been taken, and you, Erik the Viking, have been tasked with rescuing her from Death Island and stealing all the treasure from the Main Fortress. Your quest begins on Stoney Island, where you need to gather the equipment necessary for your treasure hunting on Death Island and find a way to leave Stoney Island.

However, the locals don’t appreciate your intrusion and will chase you while throwing spears. To locate the sword you need, you must search the island and find it hidden in one of the many huts. To discover the sword, you'll need to burn down the huts, but to do that, you require a torch, which is too high up a building. Therefore, you’ll first need to find a ladder to retrieve the torch.

Once you have the sword, you can throw as many as you want at the locals. The shield will help slow down the decrease of your energy bar when you are hit. If your energy reaches zero, you will lose one of your five lives. During your voyage to the island, you damaged the mast of your ship, so you need to find three parts to repair it by burning the huts and searching the rest of the island. Once you’ve found all the parts, you can set sail for Death Island. Be careful not to sail too far from the island, as sailing over the edge of the world will result in a game over.

Upon reaching Death Island, you must destroy a protective wall before heading north to the fortress to plunder its treasures. Take caution: the locals on this island are faster and throw more spears than those on Stoney Island.

The game "Vikings" is a Run 'n Gun experience where you control Erik, the Viking, from a third-person perspective at an elevated angle. A small section of the island is displayed on screen, and the view scrolls in all directions as you move. When sailing your ship, the view shifts to an overhead perspective. A joystick is used to control both Erik and the ship.

Developers
Kele Line
Platform
Commodore 64
Genre
Shooter
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