The Viking Child

STORY / GAMEPLAY
You are Brian, a Viking child called to meet the prophecy for his destiny by entering the Halls of Valhalla and battling his way through 16 different and hostile levels, from medieval castles to mountains and thick forests, swarmed by an army of foes under the command of evil Norse god Loki. The game looks and plays similarly to Super Wonder Boy (a.k.a. Wonder Boy in Monster Land) as it has you collecting hidden coins, upgrading Brian's weapons and visiting shops (to spend the coins collected). Though its similarities to Super Wonder Boy, The Viking Child has better visuals and brilliant sound. It is a so great and so fun to play action platform with lots of nice details and touches. Prophecy I: The Viking Child is a must-have game in any system it's available and will surely entertain most -if not all- platform gaming fans!

GRAPHICS / SOUND
The graphics on the Amiga are great, with colorful designs and smooth animation that features some hilarious cartoon style reactions (i.e. when you fall from higher platforms) that suit pretty well to a game of this type. Each level is unique and bears its own details every time you fight inside medieval castles or in the mountains or in forests and more. The game's sound on the Amiga is good and includes a cool intro tune and catchy in-game music! The Amiga version also features sampled sound effects that can be selected from the main menu. Unfortunately, you can't have both simultaneously (quite odd for an Amiga game).

GAMEPLAY VIDEO
In our gameplay video below you may watch the Atari ST, Amiga and DOS versions of the game.