Swords & Serpents is a 1983 video game from Imagic for the Intellivision console.
| Swords & Serpents | |
|---|---|
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| Developer | Imagic |
| Publisher | Imagic |
| Platform | Intellivision[1] |
| Release | February 1983[2][3] |
| Genre | Action |
Gameplay
editSwords & Serpents is presented from an overhead view and follows a Warrior Prince who navigates four levels of the Sinister Serpent's maze-like dungeon fortress, fighting Phantom Knights and Red Sorcerers along the way. The player searches the dungeon for keys and collects treasures that must be carried back to a chest located on the first level. A two‑player mode allows a second player to control Nelrem, an elderly wizard who can read scrolls to gain abilities such as fireballs, invincibility, healing, and other spells.[4]
Reception
edit| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Electronic Fun with Computers & Games | 3/4[5] |
| Tilt | 3/6[6] |
Computer Entertainer praised the graphics and sound effects in Swords & Serpents.[7] Creative Computing's Video & Arcade Games magazine liked Swords & Serpents but disliked the graphics.[8]
References
edit- ↑ Blanchet, Michael (July 3, 1982). "It's joy sticks vs. tape worms". The Idaho Statesman. p. 26. Retrieved June 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Availability Update". The Video Game Update. Vol. 1, no. 12. March 1983. p. 8.
- ↑ Rawson, Stovall (March 27, 1983). "Fairy tale heats up". Odessa American.
- ↑ "Swords & Serpents". All Game Guide. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
- ↑ Wiswell, Phil (July 1983). "Swords and Serpents". Electronic Fun with Computers & Games. p. 60. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Swords and Serpents". Tilt (in French). November 1983. pp. 108, 109. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Swords and Serpents". Computer Entertainer. March 1983. p. 4. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
- ↑ Arrants, Steve (December 1983). "Swords and Serpents". Video & Arcade Games. Creative Computing. p. 85. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
