2003 · Arcade · Shoot 'em up

Warblade

Warblade is a shareware computer game for Microsoft Windows and OS X, written by Norwegian developer Edgar M. Vigdal. The Windows version runs well on Linux under Wine. It is also available for retail in the App Store for iOS devices (in iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad versions).

Released: 12 December 2003
Platforms: Windows iOS macOS
Genres: Arcade Shoot 'em up Shooter
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Science fiction

About

Warblade is a shareware computer game for Microsoft Windows and OS X, written by Norwegian developer Edgar M. Vigdal. It is also available for retail in the App Store for iOS devices (in iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad versions). The game is a 2D space shooter in the vein of the perennial classic Galaga.

It is a rewrite and modernization of a popular Amiga shareware game, Deluxe Galaga, which was written by the same author back in the mid-1990s. Where technically possible, the graphics and sounds are respectful to their Amiga origins.

›Story

Guide your ship through waves of alien attackers. Shoot and destroy all enemies. Look out for kamikaze attackers and meteor storms.

Get extra weapons for a better ship and a higher score.

Look out for enemy secrets and try and find all the hidden bonuses.

Media

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Gameplay

The player controls a small ship, which moves along the bottom of the screen. An assembly of bug-like alien creatures fly onto the screen and shoot at the player's ship. The player must defeat all the aliens on the screen by shooting at them from the ship to advance to the next level. On defeating some aliens, random bonuses will be dropped for the player to collect, such as money, improved weaponry, or mini games.

Levels are made in packs of four, with each pack introducing a new alien design. The first two levels of a pack are levels containing only small aliens. The third level introduces larger versions of the aliens. When defeating a larger alien, there is the opportunity to collect a rank marker.

Legacy

In May 2007 it was revealed that Vigdal had begun planning a sequel to Warblade, dubbed Warblade II. On 19 December 2011, Vidgal revealed the new main screen design for the sequel, now titled Warblade MK II. The new game was to include a level editor, as well as completely redesigned graphics and levels. It was to be released for Windows, OS X, iOS and Android.

It was announced on the sequel's official Facebook page that on April 1, 2015, the creator of Warblade, Edgar Vigdal had died, casting the future of the sequel into doubt. It was later stated in the comment section to that post, that "as Edgar died and no-one can follow his code, yes, the project is not continuing."