Leander

STORY / GAMEPLAY
Leander is a young warrior and sets off to save princess Lucanna from the evil hands of Lord Thanatos. His quest is very hard because he will have to avoid traps, kill more than 100 types of enemies and finally confront Thanatos himself. And this is not a walk in the park. The levels are not linear; they go in all 8 directions and need a lot of search and mapping before they can be explored with ease on a regular basis. Numerous assorted creatures are populating each level, from elves to dragons and huge spiders! And they keep on re-spawning as well! Fortunately, Leander has his trusty sword that can be upgraded by opening loads of chests and trunks littered around and find gold in order to be used for upgrades, such as armor improvements (and energy) on certain shops. Leander is definitely a serious action adventure game with platform elements and high difficulty. It's gorgeous to look at, and also a treat for your ears (at least on the Amiga).

GRAPHICS / SOUND
The graphics on the Amiga version are fantastic. The game's fantasy world is colorful (with more than 60 colors on screen), it uses multi-parallax scrolling, weather effects, beautiful backgrounds and sprites. Leander takes on a medieval atmosphere as soon as you enter the very first world. The visuals have a misty feel that puts you right back to the golden age. The sprites' animation is fluid, with not a single slowdown in the process. When the game starts, you can choose either sound effects (with more than 60 samples available, like wind, horse galloping, sword clangs etc) or music (with 11 stereo music scores composed with flute, guitar etc). Leander is yet another great Psygnosis game that showcases the Amiga's capabilities.