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|title=Sabre Wulf | |title=Sabre Wulf | ||
|image=[[File:Sabre Wulf ZX Spectrum cover.jpg|250px]] | |image=[[File:Sabre Wulf ZX Spectrum cover.jpg|250px]] | ||
|developer=[[Ultimate Play | |developer=[[Ultimate Play the Game]] | ||
|publisher=[[Ultimate Play | |publisher=[[Ultimate Play the Game]] | ||
|released={{Vgrelease|UK=1984}} | |released={{Vgrelease|UK=1984}} | ||
|genre=Action-adventure, maze | |genre=Action-adventure, maze | ||
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|console=[[ZX Spectrum]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Amstrad CPC]] | |console=[[ZX Spectrum]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Amstrad CPC]] | ||
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'''''Sabre Wulf''''' is a video game made by [[Ultimate Play | '''''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)|''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== | == 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 [[Sabre Wulf (character)|'Wulf]] itself. | 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 [[Sabre Wulf (character)|'Wulf]] itself. | ||
==Gameplay== | == 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. | 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. <!-- In the action-adventure puzzle game the player takes on the role of Sabreman, an explorer working his way through a maze-like jungle to reconstruct an ancient amulet. To that end, the player has to navigate Sabreman through a jungle divided into 256 edge-to-edge screens, filled with randomly spawning plants and enemies that the player has to be wary of. --> | ||
==Characters and enemies== | == Characters and enemies == | ||
{| | {|class=wikitable | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! Sprite | ||
! Name | ! Name | ||
! | ! Description | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | !style="background:black"|[[File:Sabreman SW ZX Spectrum sprites.png]] | ||
|align=center|'''[[Sabreman]]''' | |align=center|'''[[Sabreman]]''' | ||
|The playable character of this game. Sabreman can attack his enemies with his sabre. | |The playable character of this game. Sabreman can attack his enemies with his sabre. | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | !style="background:black"|[[File:Sabre Wulf SW ZX Spectrum sprites.png]] | ||
|align=center|'''[[Sabre Wulf (character)|Sabre Wulf]]''' | |align=center|'''[[Sabre Wulf (character)|Sabre Wulf]]''' | ||
|An invincible enemy, the Sabre Wulf will chase the player on the south of the maze only. | |An invincible enemy, the Sabre Wulf will chase the player on the south of the maze only. | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | !style="background:black"|[[File:Guardian SW ZX Spectrum sprites.png]] | ||
|align=center|'''The Guardian''' | |align=center|'''The Guardian''' | ||
|The Guardian is a character that will block access to the Underwurlde until Sabreman has collected every pieces of the amulet. | |The Guardian is a character that will block access to the Underwurlde until Sabreman has collected every pieces of the amulet. | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Items== | == Items == | ||
== Development == | |||
The game was released at above-average pricing to avoid piracy, and the game's packaging would become the company's standard for their future games. | |||
== Gallery == | |||
== | == External links == | ||
* [https://www.gamesdatabase.org/game/sinclair-zx-spectrum/sabre-wulf Games Database] | |||
[[Category:Games]] | |||
[[Category:Amstrad CPC games]] | |||
[[Category:BBC Micro games]] | |||
[[Category:Commodore 64 games]] | |||
[[Category:ZX Spectrum games]] | |||
[[Category:Rare Replay]] | |||
[[Category:Ultimate Play the Game - The Collected Works]] | |||
[[Category:Sabreman series]] | |||
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| Sabre Wulf | |
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| Developer(s) | Ultimate Play the Game |
| Publisher | Ultimate Play the Game |
| Release date(s) | 1984 (UK) |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, maze |
| Modes | 1-2 players (1 controller) |
| Rating(s) | N/A |
| Console(s) | ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC |
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.
Characters and enemies
| Sprite | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Sabreman | The playable character of this game. Sabreman can attack his enemies with his sabre. |
|
Sabre Wulf | An invincible enemy, the Sabre Wulf will chase the player on the south of the maze only. |
|
The Guardian | The Guardian is a character that will block access to the Underwurlde until Sabreman has collected every pieces of the amulet. |
Items
Development
The game was released at above-average pricing to avoid piracy, and the game's packaging would become the company's standard for their future games.
