Heroes of the Lance (1988)
- Download the game as TAP/TZX
- Play the tape for a real Spectrum
- Run the game in an online ZX Spectrum emulator
Heroes of the Lance was released in 1988 by U.S. Gold. The development team included Teoman Irmak, Matt Ellis, Antony M. Scott, Graham Lilley, Alan Bridgman, Brian Howarth, Richard Sheldon, Mike Woodroffe, and Simon, with inlay and poster art provided by Jeff Easley.
This single-player RPG utilizes an icon and menu-driven control system. Technical features include AY sound, a custom screen loader, and a final big boss fight. Players can use Kempston or Interface 2 joysticks, and the Spectrum +3 disk version features full AY music and sound.
The cassette version was priced at £9.99, while the disk version cost £14.99. The game was also released on Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, NES, Sega Master System, Amiga, and Atari ST.
The game holds an average magazine score of 66.17%. It received a 'Your Sinclair Megagame' award in the March 1989 issue of Your Sinclair, where it earned a score of 9/10.
The game gained recognition in the Soviet Union through numerous TR-DOS releases by groups such as KSA, Walsoft, and Boris Nikolaev. Several amateur Russian translations were produced, and the magazine Spectrofon featured a detailed walkthrough along with contest challenges for players. Cracked cassette versions by MAC and Andrey Rachkin were also available.
Found 3 cracked versions (releases) of the game
