Feud (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Binary Design |
| Publisher(s) | Bulldog Software[1] |
| Designer(s) | John Pickford[2] |
| Artist(s) | Ste Pickford[2] |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum |
| Release | 1987 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Feud is an adventure game designed by John Pickford[2] for Binary Design and published in 1987 as the first game under the Bulldog Software label of Mastertronic.[1] Versions were released for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit family, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, and ZX Spectrum. The player takes on the role of the sorcerer Learic, and must fight his evil twin Leanoric.
Gameplay[edit]
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The only real enemy is Leanoric. To achieve your objective, the player must collect many herbs scattered across the map and mix them in a cauldron to make offensive and defensive spells. The spells vary from fireballs and lightning to invisibility and even turning peaceful villagers into zombies. A compass indicates Leanoric's location. Several of the herbs are found in a garden, tended by a gardener. The gardener, though slow-moving, is also able to inflict damage on Learic.
Leanoric, as a non-player character, has to do the same thing, collecting herbs to mix in his cauldron before hunting you down in order to attack.
Development[edit]
After developing Zub, John Pickford went on to design a game that he wasn't going to program. This required designing the game on paper before development started and overseeing the work of a different programming team.[2]
Reception[edit]
Reviewer "Ben" for CRASH wrote, "What a way to kick off a new label! Feud is completely brilliant. I love original games, so it is a real pleasure to see a cheapie that’s as ‘new’ in concept as this — and as playable."[1] Robert Swan, in his favorable review for Atari User magazine, stated that the game has "fantastic graphics, great sound, addictive gameplay and plenty of action-packed screens." He also praised the game's low price.[3]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Feud at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
- The Pickford Brothers developers of Feud
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