Landstalker
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| Developer(s) | Climax Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Director(s) | Kenji Orimo |
| Designer(s) | Kenji Orimo |
| Programmer(s) | Kan Naito |
| Artist(s) | Yoshitaka Tamaki Hidehiro Yoshida |
| Writer(s) | Shinya Nishigaki |
| Composer(s) | Motoaki Takenouchi |
| Platform(s) | Mega Drive |
| Release date(s) |
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Virtual Console: |
| Genre(s) |
Action-adventure Action role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole (ランドストーカー 皇帝の財宝 Landstalker: Kōtei no Zaihō?) is an action-adventure role-playing video game that was developed by Climax Entertainment originally released for the Mega Drive/Genesis in 1992 in Japan and 1993 elsewhere. A follow up game called Lady Stalker: Challenge from the Past was released in Japan for the SNES in 1995. The Sega Saturn game Dark Savior (produced by the same company) is considered its spiritual successor. The main characters from Landstalker, Nigel (Ryle in Japan and France, Niels in Germany) and Friday, reappear in the Dreamcast game Time Stalkers.
In 2005, it was announced that Landstalker will be remade for the PlayStation Portable, but the release date was canceled. This game was added to the Wii's Virtual Console in North America on September 3, 2007, and in Europe on October 5, 2007. The game was released on Steam in January 2011.
The player, as Nigel the treasure hunter, is tasked with searching for clues that lead to the treasure of King Nole. This is accomplished primarily by travelling through both outdoor areas and dungeons. All gameplay takes place in an isometric view, including plot-advancing scenes.
From the outset of the game, Nigel may walk, jump, swing his sword, climb ropes and ladders, talk to various non-player characters, and pick up and throw various objects. With very few exceptions, these basic actions do not change throughout the game, although Nigel's weapons and armor may be replaced with better versions thereof. There are a variety of items throughout the game, most of which either increase or restore health and attacking power or are important to advancing the plot or solving puzzles.
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