Sabre Wulf (1984 video game)

Sabre Wulf is a video game made by Ultimate Play the Game for the ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC released in 1984. This game is the first video game from the Sabreman series. Sabre Wulf was later re-released in Ultimate Play the Game - The Collected Works in 1988, and in 2015 it was included in the compilation Rare Replay.

Story
The game starts with Sabreman exploring a mysterious jungle and hunting for the scattered pieces of an amulet that will grant him access to the Underwurlde. While exploring the jungle, he will have to fight wild beats with his trusty sabre while fleeing or outwitting larger foes, including the 'Wulf itself.

Gameplay
The game takes place entirely in a top-down maze, where the player can find collectibles such as the amulet pieces, treasures that adds to the total score, and orchids that affects Sabreman's current state. The maze contains 256 screens and is drawn in a 16 by 16 grid.