Archon II: Adept
- Genres
- Strategy Tactical
- Platforms
- Commodore C64/128/MAX · Amiga · Amstrad CPC · ZX Spectrum · Atari 8-bit · Apple II
- Release
- Atari 8-bit 1984 Month only Commodore C64/128/MAX 1984 Month only Apple II 1985 Month only Amiga 1986 Month only Amiga 1986 Month only Atari 8-bit 1986 Month only Commodore C64/128/MAX 1986 Month only Amstrad CPC 1989 Month only ZX Spectrum 1989 Month only
- Credits
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EA
Electronic Arts
A
Ariolasoft
FF
Free Fall Associates
L
Lynsoft
- Board status
- —
About
Archon 2 or also Adept is the successor of the successful Electronic Arts classic Archon. As already seen in Archon, an apocalyptic fight takes place in a fantasy surrounding, now not between "light" and "dark" but between "order" and "chaos". It all happens in a game area which is divided into 4 elemental layers. In the center is the earth layer, it is surrounded by the water layer and this is surrounded by the air layer. The outer layer is made of fire. Opposite to its forerunner the players start in Adept only with one magician ("Adept") per layer. All the other creatures have to be conjured in the course of the game. Evocations and other spells cost energy, which is renewed by occupying energy points on the game area with your own creatures. The more points you occupy, the more energy you get. Every side possesses 4 own elemental beings, which have a special force when they are on their corresponding layer. Moreover 4 different demons can be conjured from both sides, which can fight independently from the chosen element. Many of these creatures can use a shooting attack, but they have also lots of special attacks. When two figures meet on a field, here also the screen is zoomed and a fight for life and death starts. The winner claims the hard-fought field. Dependent on the layer you are fighting on, the battlefield has different obstacles such as slowing-down lakes, shoot destracting swirls, flame walls or simply walls ready. The only exception are the two void fields, here no terrain is used
