What is it about scantily clad princesses and getting themselves kidnapped? A whole genre of games erupted as a result during the 1980's and beyond. Makes you wonder how heroes and computer game manufacturers would manage without the "damsel in distress" to chase. You see this is the rather threadbare plot of "Barbarian". The Evil Sorceror Drax wants Princess Mariana and has sworn to wreak an unspeakable doom on the people of the Jewelled City unless she is delivered to him. However, he has agreed that if a champion can be found who is able to defeat his demonic guardians, the princess will be allowed to go free. All seems lost as ...  Read the complete review

A resurgence in 1v1 fighting games means that modern day video game aficionados are spoiled for choice when it comes to satisfying their insatiable bloodlust. Walk into any local gaming store and you will find the shelves stacked with the likes of Street Fighter 4, Mortal Kombat, Soul Calibur and Dead or Alive (the latter being particularly popular with teenagers who are captivated by the exciting combat, attractive female roster and erm jiggle mechanics.) Back in the eighties this wasn't the case however. Yes there was a plethora of fighting games, but most of the entries in the 1v1 category were sub par. This included the original Street Fighter which was cursed with ..  Read the complete review

This is a game which is probably more memorable for its cover design and free poster than actual gameplay. Featuring a musclebound oily barbarian and equally oily buxom amazon warrior this game created something of a stir amongst those who like to complaion when it was released. Couple this with the fact that the sole idea of the game is to walk to towards your opponent and hack off his head and they may have had a point... Barbarian can probably be described as a forerunner to such dubious classics as the Mortal Combat and StreetFighter series of games(although the original streetfighter game was also around at the time). Basically, you played a warrior with a ...  Read the complete review

Exellent game with friends to play or alone too. I played it in 1990 or something and still remember its good game.I own still thiss game and i am just selling it in Huutokauppa.com This game is wort of buing and if you don´t own Amiga 500 or 600 you can still buy it from internet.Not a new one ofcourse.Novadays games are gone wild but older games are wery exiting stuff still to enjoy. : ...  Read the complete review