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1990 · Imagitec Design · Action · Action-adventure

Viking Child

Cartoony side-scroller where you take the role of, as the title states, a viking child, in his quest to free his friends and family, held by the evil god Loki inside the Great Halls of Valhalla.

Released: 1990
Platforms: Amiga Atari Lynx Atari ST Atari ST/STE Game Boy Linux MS-DOS Windows macOS
Genres: Action Action-adventure Adventure Platformer
Developers: Imagitec Design
Publishers: Atari Imagitec Design
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Action Fantasy
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Time to beat: 6hmain story7hcompletionist

About

Prophecy I: The Viking Child (shortened to Viking Child on some systems) is an action video game released by Imagitec Design Limited for the Atari ST, Amiga, Atari Lynx, Game Boy, and MS-DOS compatible operating systems in 1991. The Atari ST original was programmed by Mark Fisherwith with graphics by Anthony Rosbottom and music by Barry Leitch and Ian Howe.

Ports to the Game Gear, Master System, and Commodore 64 were cancelled. A planned sequel, Viking Child 2, was not released.

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Gameplay

The game closely resembled Sega's Wonder Boy in Monster Land, as certain elements like collecting hidden gold, upgrading the character's weapons and visiting shops were practically identical, despite the difference in release times.

The game includes no save game feature. However, passwords can be earned and used to allow access to later levels.

Story

This video game was based on a Viking Child called Brian who must enter the Halls of Valhalla and do battle against the evil god Loki and his minions.

Reception

Robert A. Jung reviewed the Lynx version of the game which was posted to IGN. In his final verdict he wrote "While Viking Child is a pleasant diversion, it is missing the refinements needed for greatness. The biggest appeal is in exploring the land and just trying to survive, but it should not be mistaken for an adventure game.

Still, if you're looking for something that's a little more than the typical run-and-jump title, Viking Child is worth a try." Giving a final score of 7 out of 10.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
Amiga	31 December 1990	Worldwide
macOS	25 October 2017	Worldwide
Windows	25 October 2017	Worldwide
Linux	25 October 2017	Worldwide
MS-DOS	Unreleased
Atari Lynx	Unreleased
Atari ST/STE	Unreleased