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Everything has already been said about Varvara. Everything you can
was to say. And even a little more. Heap
reviews in the English-language Spectrum press
eighties, a bunch of chewed to the point of exhaustion
cassettes with this game, a lot of memories, still
since current comparisons of the main character of the game co
Schwarzneger Conan... Why, even
There are two mods for this toy, if anyone is not into
course!
But they keep talking, even if it’s not true
enthusiastically, as then. Let it be. But they say!
And I think there is still a reason for more
one conversation on this topic...
Barbarian being playable on a whole bunch
computers of that time, on the Spectrum
turned into not just a beautiful swan, but
black hawk, which cruelly and mercilessly
rips out the eyes of Street Fighter I and WWF
WrestleMania (meaning Spectrum
versions of these two games). Even thoughthere are only two fighters in this game (yours and not yours), a
with decoration levels on both sides of the cassette
also, you know, not a lot, this creation took
First of all, the gameplay. And also quite good
compatibility, for the Barbarian himself is quite
unpretentious and easily settles into life at forty
eight kilobytes of memory. How is this
the cocktail was explosive back in the days
Speccy's reign is up to you to judge.
Although the results of such “judgments” are far from
no need to go: teenagers played in it and
adults not only throughout England, Spain and in general
almost all of Europe, but also all of Rus',
rewinding and twisting for the third time
magnetic tape. And with the advent of disk drives
versions of Varvara, and magnetic disk too. If you are in
your youth were doing this kind of thing, then you
you'll immediately understand what's what. Well, if not...
We will try to introduce understanding.
The point is in two words: take a sword and go to war.
The essence is in three words: take the sword, go out to fight
and cut off the heads of people in masks, also with swords.
The essence is in one complete sentence: in the role
someTarzan dork, we have to
get into the lair of a sorcerer named Zaks and
save the beautiful princess; although, first of all,
we will need to kill several of his subjects
(by the way, you can cross out the phrase “the sorcerer’s lair
by name" and roll on the floor until the evening).
The essence is in a few sentences: there is a sorcerer,
who must be killed, and there is a princess who
need to be saved. And there are also a bunch of executioners,
who also need to be killed. Everybody looks the same
fortunately, what they all wear is a uniform
thugs serving an evil sorcerer. But there is more
and a pumped-up barbarian, not anyhow handling
with his trusty sword. What will he do here -
you can guess for yourself.
The essence is the most complete, that is
classic description, like what you can
see in the book "500 best Spectrum games":
the nameless barbarian must rescue the queen
barbarian tribe from the clawed paws of the sorcerer
named Zaks. To get into his secret
dungeon, he must overcome on his way
many obstacles in the form of Sachs' servants,
who, like our hero, are armed with swords.
Please note that the enemy is devilishly smart and downright
will not give. Turningcassette for one
side (the snake on the left should turn red), you can
practice with a computer opponent or,
inviting a friend to play with him. Ha another
side of the cassette (now the snake on the left should
turn purple) have been happening the last few
battles before the princess's release from captivity.
The point from a realist's point of view: You're tired of
fighting games that in every possible way
exploit fireballs and lightning? Simulators
boxing, wrestling and sword fights such as
Bushido Blade and Barbarian are at your service. Ha
Let's look at the second one in more detail: here,
of course, pure and fair sword fighting,
as strong as the guys who made them
holding. The animation is realistic, although for this
A computer like the ZX Spectrum is a bit jerky.
It would seem that no photographs, no motion
capture... Well, then even Mortal Kombat didn't
out! But a young knight from the Middle Ages,
probably wielded a sword as gallantly as he
the most barbarian from the game! Speaking of Mortal Kombat:
there is a technique in the game that is full-fledged
great-grandfather of "fatalities": cutting off the head of
enemy. With an accurate hit, after such
Once struck, victory automatically becomes yours. B
the rest is both the enemy and your alter egowill, bleeding, endure everything possible
battle wounds and abrasions, but not for long...
The bottom line from the point of view of an experienced spektrumist,
also in (almost) two words: classic. Nuff said.
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