Beyond the ice palace

BEYOND THE ICE PALACE
Elite 1988

CONTROLS : Keyboard, Cursor, Kempston
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AIM : Beyond the Ice Palace lies a mystical land caught up in a
battle between good and evil. Dark spirits are setting alight the
forests, destroying the homes and livelihood of simple woodcutters. In
desperation the ancient and wise spirits of the woods shoot a sacred
arrow into the air. Whoever finds it will be able to destroy the
powers of darkness…

GAMEPLAY : Like any other platform game – you run, jump and duck
through a horizontally scrolling landscape, avoiding the various
creatures and their shots. You can collect various weapons of
differing strengths, ranging from a knife to a fireball. They have
individual effects on various creatures, some of which need to be shot
several times.

Two Spirits of the Forest accompany you on your journey. When
activated via the keyboard they sacrifice themselves in order to
reduce the power of the enemies currently on the screen, weakening
some and killing others. Extra spirits and bonus icons, which boost
points, are scattered around the land.

COMMENTS : “A slick, playable and extremely compelling arcade
adventure.”
RATING : 83% (CRASH #53, June 1988)

NOW : An average platform game. Appeared on the Atari ST and Amiga
in 1988 (rather better versions, it has to be said).
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KEYS : Redefinable

Source: TheGamesDB