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![]() ![]() You’ve seen all of it before, and done much better. Okay, obviously that’s untrue, but we’re trying to inject some entertainment value into this review of a game that it’s shockingly difficult to write anything interesting about. We’d say it’s best not to get attached to them, but you won’t really need them anyway as their A.I is rubbish and they couldn’t hit the side of a barn – a major problem given that the third boss is the side of a barn. Resurrected enemies level up as they fight, but they’re easily killed. General combat sees you slashing at your enemies ala Zelda, but upon defeat, it’s possible to reanimate their corpses in order to fight alongside you. We’ll come back to this nonsense shortly, but an explanation is in order. This would maybe, maybe be OK, but the central mechanic of the game – resurrected monsters that fight on your side – take up a slot each. It’s hamstrung by one major and completely insane design flaw you can only carry four items. ![]() That’s really not to undermine the no-doubt hard work and passion of the developers, but there’s just nothing whatsoever to get your teeth into in Sword of the Necromancer. A proper homage dedicated to veterans of this genre.What this amounts to is a roguelike dungeon crawl with so little focus it’s almost embarrassing. Players have to be very smart to make it through the castle without letting the swarm of enemies that live there (skeletons, golems, bats, etc.) kill them.īarbarians And The Necromancer's Tower is a very fun platform and action game that fans of the Castlevania 8-bit games in particular will enjoy. ![]() In fact, the gameplay and graphics are almost identical.Īs you go through the castle, you'll find upgrades for making your sword bigger, or for getting other weapons like knifes and axes – that is, practically all the same objects you can find in the Castlevania games.īarbarians And The Necromancer's Tower is just as difficult as most other 8-bit games. ![]() The game is very similar to the first two titles from the Castlevania saga. Barbarians And The Necromancer's Tower is a 2D platform and action game where players control a barbarian who has to sword-fight his way through an evil necromancer's castle. ![]()
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