- WarWizard
"WarWizard" was a
fantasy computer role-playing game that was released asshareware in1993 , first for Amiga, then ported to Ms-Dos for IBM-compatible computers. It was developed by MicroGenesis, a small company founded byBrad McQuaid andSteve Clover in1989 . Today, the game is most notable as the commercial start for McQuaid, Clover, and artistMilo Cooper , who would later work together atSony Online Entertainment on "EverQuest " and atSigil Games Online on "".The player acts as a "WarWizard", a powerful magic-using character that fights and completes quests. "WarWizard" features
VGA graphics and sound effects, but touted greater emphasis ongameplay than on anything else.
One notable feature of the game was its combat mode, which featured the ability to target specific parts of an opponent's body, hampering movement or disabling the opponents altogether, rendering them unable to flee from the battle or to retaliate. The same thing could also happen to the player, WarWizard, himself.Today, the game is mostly unknown except to a few fans and appears impossible to find anywhere on the net. Even the [http://www.bradmcquaid.com/ official site] , which became unavailable from September 2007 (possibly connected to
Sony Online Entertainment 's takeover ofSigil Games Online on 15th May, 2007), offered only a shareware version of the game for download. According toBrad McQuaid , the full version seems to be misplaced and nowhere to be found.
Few people mentioned to have ordered the full Ms-Dos/PC Version of WarWizard at the time, but never received any answer or the game. It appears that the game has been discarded by its makers without any chances ever for the full version to become available today for anyone.External links
* [http://www.bradmcquaid.com/ Official "WarWizard" site] (currently temporarily, possibly permanently, unavailable)
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.