Wings of Death is a 1990 vertically scrolling shooter developed by Eclipse Software and published by Thalion Software for the Atari ST, then ported to the Amiga. In Wings of Death, the player controls a mage turned into a winged creature on a quest to defeat a wicked witch. The game was well received and was followed by the science fiction-themed sequel Lethal Xcess in 1991.
Despite its fantasy setting, Wings of Death is a standard vertically scrolling shooter in which multiple enemies in formation enter the screen from above and can either be avoided or destroyed to release power-ups. Each weapon can be upgraded several times, yielding generally more powerful versions. Changing to another weapon resets the player's upgrades. The player may transform into several forms, including a giant eagle, a griffon, and a dragon.
Plotedit
A spell of the evil witch queen Xandrilia transformed her hated rival, the magician Sagyr, into a winged creature. Now the player's role is to guide Sagyr in his quest to defeat the witch for once and for all, and revert into a human being. His quest takes place through seven levels, from Sagyr's castle to Xandrilia's domain.[2]
Receptionedit
Trenton Webb of Amiga Format, who gave the Amiga version a review rating of 76%, wrote Wings of Death is "chaotic fun, but relies too heavily on luck."[3] Paul Roundell of Amiga Computing later opined the game was "underrated on its release."[4]
A sequel to Wings of Death was released in 1991 for the same platforms. In it, the returning Sagyr fights on against Xandrilia's descendants after being transported into a distant future.
wings, death, 1990, vertically, scrolling, shooter, developed, eclipse, software, published, thalion, software, atari, then, ported, amiga, player, controls, mage, turned, into, winged, creature, quest, defeat, wicked, witch, game, well, received, followed, sc. Wings of Death is a 1990 vertically scrolling shooter developed by Eclipse Software and published by Thalion Software for the Atari ST then ported to the Amiga In Wings of Death the player controls a mage turned into a winged creature on a quest to defeat a wicked witch The game was well received and was followed by the science fiction themed sequel Lethal Xcess in 1991 Wings of DeathDeveloper s Eclipse SoftwarePublisher s Thalion SoftwareDesigner s Marc RosochaProgrammer s Marc RosochaArtist s Erik SimonWriter s Richard KarsmakersComposer s Jochen HippelPlatform s Amiga Atari STRelease1990 1 Genre s Scrolling shooterMode s Single player Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Plot 3 Reception 4 Legacy 5 References 6 External linksGameplay editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Despite its fantasy setting Wings of Death is a standard vertically scrolling shooter in which multiple enemies in formation enter the screen from above and can either be avoided or destroyed to release power ups Each weapon can be upgraded several times yielding generally more powerful versions Changing to another weapon resets the player s upgrades The player may transform into several forms including a giant eagle a griffon and a dragon Plot editA spell of the evil witch queen Xandrilia transformed her hated rival the magician Sagyr into a winged creature Now the player s role is to guide Sagyr in his quest to defeat the witch for once and for all and revert into a human being His quest takes place through seven levels from Sagyr s castle to Xandrilia s domain 2 Reception editTrenton Webb of Amiga Format who gave the Amiga version a review rating of 76 wrote Wings of Death is chaotic fun but relies too heavily on luck 3 Paul Roundell of Amiga Computing later opined the game was underrated on its release 4 Legacy editMain article Lethal Xcess A sequel to Wings of Death was released in 1991 for the same platforms In it the returning Sagyr fights on against Xandrilia s descendants after being transported into a distant future References edit CU Amiga 8 October 1990 page 7 User manual for Wings of Death Amiga Format 18 page 112 Amiga Computing 60 page 110 External links editOfficial website Wings of Death at Lemon Amiga Wings of Death at Atari Mania in French Blazing Wings Windows remake Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wings of Death amp oldid 1162327532, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
