1990 · Action · Platformer

Enchanted Land

Enchanted Land is set in the peaceful land of Damiran. But as it is in video games, an evil wizard stops by and takes over. In this case, he broke the heart of wisdom and the only way to bring the story to a good end is to collect the pieces from the five levels of this game. The protagonist is the magician Kurgan who jumps through the multi-directional scrolling platform levels.

Released: 1990
Platforms: Amiga Atari ST Atari ST/STE
Genres: Action Platformer
Developers: —
Publishers: Thalion Software
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Fantasy
Country: Germany

About

Enchanted Land is a 1990 platform video game developed and published by Thalion Software for the Atari ST. An Amiga port was released later.

Keywords

combat-based platformer

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The game takes place in the fairytale land of Damiran. The source of magic, Heart of Lore, has broken into 100 pieces. The player is an old wizard, Krugan, who has been tasked to retrieve the pieces that are strewn across the land. The game is a scrolling platform game consisting of six levels.

The game features nine different weapons that can be powered-up by potions that are found throughout the levels. Enchanted Land was the first game to use 4-plane multidirectional scrolling in full screen on the Atari ST.

Reception

Aktueller Software Markt reviewed the Atari ST version and criticized the overloaded graphics but praised the cutting-edge scrolling effect. It was recommended to try the game before buying. ST Format called the game "extremely addictive" and "an enjoyable, absorbing platform game". ST Magazine called Enchanted Land "a very well made and enjoyable arcade game". Joystick said the game is not revolutionary but very well made technically.

According to Thalion's co-founder Erik Simon, the game was in development too long and sold less than expected.