Archon: The Light and the Dark
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Archon: The Light and the Dark is a 1983 fantasy-themed action-strategy video game that blends chess-like tactical positioning with real-time combat between opposing forces of light and darkness.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
action-strategy game
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fantasy video game ⓘ video game ⓘ |
| boardLayout | 9x9 grid ⓘ |
| combatStyle | one-on-one arena battles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designer |
Anne Westfall
NERFINISHED
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Jon Freeman NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Reiche III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Free Fall Associates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSide |
Dark
GENERATED
ⓘ
Light GENERATED ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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fantasy ⓘ strategy ⓘ |
| hasDarkSideLeader | sorceress ⓘ |
| hasGameplayElement |
chess-like board
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real-time combat ⓘ tactical positioning ⓘ |
| hasLightSideLeader | wizard ⓘ |
| hasMagicSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Archon II: Adept NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | chess ⓘ |
| mode |
multiplayer
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single-player ⓘ |
| notableCharacterType |
banshee
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dragon ⓘ phoenix ⓘ wizard ⓘ |
| notableFor | combining board-game strategy with arcade-style combat ⓘ |
| originalPlatform | Atari 8-bit family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPublisherLabel | Electronic Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform |
Amiga
NERFINISHED
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Amstrad CPC NERFINISHED ⓘ Apple II NERFINISHED ⓘ Atari 8-bit family NERFINISHED ⓘ Atari ST NERFINISHED ⓘ Commodore 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM PC NERFINISHED ⓘ ZX Spectrum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Electronic Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherRegion | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| setting | mythical battlefield of light and darkness ⓘ |
| supportsHotseatPlay | yes ⓘ |
| supportsJoystickInput | yes GENERATED ⓘ |
| supportsKeyboardInput | yes GENERATED ⓘ |
| theme | light versus dark ⓘ |
| visualPerspective | top-down ⓘ |
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