“Fire King” is an action role-playing video game. It was the sequel to Micro Forte’s adventure game of the same style called “Demon Stalkers: The Raid on Doomfane“. “Fire King” has been compared to Gauntlet, with its top-down view and endless enemies spawning from monster generators, but differs in that it contains more plot and puzzles than the typical hack and slash game.
The player becomes one of six characters, first appearing in a room above the town square of the town in Stormhaven Bay. The harmony of the land is controlled by the great elemental forces of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, each controlled by a mage. The Fire Mage was king until he was slain by a magical beast of superhuman strength and size. Although this monster was slain, another magical beast appeared and began to dine on villagers. New enemies roam the countryside, leaving it to the player characters to confront the beast in the catacombs and end the terror.
Source: Play It Again website:
http://www.ourdigitalheritage.org/archive/playitagain/games/fire-king/
Last accessed: 6/05/2021
Game developed for Commodore 64 by Micro Forté Pty. Ltd. Published in1989 by Strategic Studies Group Pty Ltd.
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