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You are the prince of the Great Kingdom (not the best name I've ever heard), and as a boy you watched your father (the king) die at the hands of Garth, a warlord mage who, after murdering your father, sent you away to live with a peasant, never to fulfill your destiny as king. Little did Garth know, however, that the peasant he sent you to live with was once the kingdom's greatest hero! For years, he has been training you to do battle with Garth, and now the day for you to set out on your quest is finally here.
The gameplay is quite good, but it can be tedious at times; every level is the same thing - find an item, bring it to a character, find the door that opens, exit, rinse, repeat. But it's not as easy as it sounds; the item that heals you to full health is quite rare, and to heal one health you need to get ten coins. With only eight health points, it can get quite annoying, as when you die you return to your last save with however much health you had when you saved, meaning that if you saved with one health you're most likely doomed.
There aren't too many enemies, but they do their part. There are spiders, weird plant-like creatures that shoot lightning, and a few others. You can increase the power of your attacks by finding power-ups, from a blue shot to an orange boomerang shot, and so on. There are some good platforming sections that have you jumping on collapsing platforms which re-form, so that when you have to come back, you can. There are also three skill levels to play at.
Sound effects are nothing but a bunch of beeps and boops. I don't really need to say anything else; there's not much to them. The music however, unlike the effects, is quite good. There are upbeat tempos, slower music, and pieces in-between. Although the music does use beeps and boops too, they sound more at home here, with good atmospheric noises in the background.
The graphics department is where the game takes a turn for the worse. They're outdated, as this game was made prior to the original Commander Keen series, but they're perfect for the game.
Moving, jumping, and attacking, is easy since there are no bugs in the control system. You use the arrows keys to move your character, CTRL to jump, and ALT to attack. Overall, a very good game, but because of its repetitive gameplay, I give it 3 out of 5.
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