Archon: The Light and the Dark
Published: February 24, 2011 - Last update: May 1, 2009 - 520 downloads
- Year
- 1984
- Genre
- Action, Strategy
- Theme
- Real-Time, Turn-based
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts, Inc.
- Developer
- Free Fall Associates
- Perspective
- Top-Down
3 votes
23 KiB
Description of Archon: The Light and the Dark
1984 saw the release of Archon: The Light and the Dark on the DOS system. A action, strategy game, created by Free Fall Associates and distributed by Electronic Arts, Inc.. If you like turn-based, real-time, download, install and enjoy Archon: The Light and the Dark!
Introduction from the manual: "Archon is a contest of action and strategy between opposing forces wrought from myth and legend. The Light Side and the Dark Side are equal in force, balanced in strength. Though they are not identical, their goals are the same. Each side exists to conquer, by eliminating all of the opposing pieces or controlling the five power points." Archon is a great classic I loved back then on the C64. The game is an amazingly original blend of chess, fantasy strategy, puzzle, and even a bit of action. Hard to describe-- but must be played to be believe. Similar to The Sentinel, Archon is one of the rarest of all classics: addictive gameplay that truly stands the test of time. Graphics and controls are poor on the PC version, though (CGA only), and so I really suggest trying to get hold of the original Atari or C64 release, or take a look at the updated Archon Ultra released years after this one (although unfortunately the true sequel, Archon II, was never released for the PC). A must-have!
Review by HOTUD
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Khabir added this comment :
This is a cool chess-like game where pieces/characters/fighters have special skills and attack each other in animation when they fight. I spent hours on this on my Commodore 64.