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Archon: The Light and the Dark
| Title | Archon: The Light and the Dark |
|---|---|
| First release | 1983 |
| Developer | Free Fall Associates |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts |
| Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, DOS, NES / Famicom, ZX Spectrum |
| Genre | fighting game |
| Also known as | Archon |
| Players | 1–2 players |
| Co-op | No |
| Releases | Commodore 64: 1984-03-01 Amiga: 1985-12-04 |
| Wikidata ID | Q91268 |
Navigate a grid-based board of interconnected tiles to battle enemy creatures in Archon - The Light And The Dark. Combat shifts from strategic movement to real-time action when encountering opponents, requiring players to time attacks and dodges within a localized arena to survive and progress through the game's various stages.
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(2): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Electronic Arts · internal use only.
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(5): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Electronic Arts · internal use only.
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