- Winged Warlords
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title= Winged Warlords
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developer= Mike Lamb
publisher=CDS Microsystems
distributor=CDS Microsystems
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engine=
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released= 1983
genre=platform game
modes=Single player
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platforms=ZX Spectrum
media= Cassette
requirements= 16 Kb
input= Keyboard"Winged Warlords" is a
ZX Spectrum game which was published byCDS Microsystems in 1983. [WoS game|id=0005692] It is a clone of "Joust", [http://www.sincuser.f9.co.uk/025/softwre.htm Review from the April 1984 issue of]Sinclair User ] in terms of level design and gameplay. The graphics are different; the ostrich mounts being replaced with winged horses.It was authored by Mike Lamb, who went on to write many Spectrum conversions of arcade games such as "
Arkanoid " and "Renegade"Gameplay
Presented with a 2D side-view arena with several platforms, the player maneuvers a pegasus-mounted warlord. Left and right movement is inertia-heavy, as is 'flap' movement against gravity. In one difference with "Joust", the flap key may be held down rather than tapped.
Collision with a computer-controlled enemy results in one warlord being dismounted, depending on who had the altitudinal advantage. If the player is dismounted, he loses one of four lives. If the enemy is dismounted, the figure tumbles downwards as his mount flies away. This dismounted warlord may be attacked again for bonus points. If left unattented, the warlord eventually calls a new mount and re-enters the battle (coloured magenta instead of cyan.)
Occasionally the "Winged Warlord" equivalent of "Joust's" pterodactyl will appear; the Evil Bird of War (which appears to be some kind of large duck.) Contact with this is lethal for the player; it must be avoided as it makes its way across the screen.
Reviews
CRASH magazine reviewed "Winged Warlords" in issue 3, awarding it 79%, whilst
Sinclair User gave it 6/10; generally receiving better critical success than other Spectrum Joust clones such as Softek's "Ostron ".References
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