Blades of Vengeance

A Warrior, a Sorcerer, and a Huntress are chosen to save the world from an evil being known as Manax.

Gameplay

The game features three playable characters that they player can choose from. There is the huntress(fast character), the warrior(powerful character), and the sorcerer(ranged character). Each has their own strengths and weaknesses and are somewhat balanced.

The game features simplistic, 2-D environments and fantasy combat. Enemies are typical representations of fantasy lore and each level ends with a boss to conquer. Many secret areas can be found in each level, along with many items to help ease the character through the tougher boss battles.

Each level has a few power-ups that will evolve your character a bit, changing their appearance as well as the strength of their attack. There's a bit more customizability via an item shop which can be accessed between levels.

The game is somewhat of a challenge, even though extra lives can be bought throughout the game with collected coins. Once a player has run out of lives and continues the game was over and would have to be started over. Lives were easy to lose as well since there were many chances for the character to fall to their death.

Reception

The game was likened to Golden Axe, but never became as popular. The game was ultimately forgotten for being second-best in a crowded genre.