Death Sword 1987

Is it still worth playing?

Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior is a 1987 fighting game, released as Death Sword in the United States by Epyx. Players are sword-wielding barbarians who battle in places such as a forest glade and a fighting pit, one against another or against the computer in time-limited matches. A single-player story mode has a series of connected challenges set by an evil wizard to rescue a princess. Characters move with a joystick or keyboard, jumping to dodge low blows and rolling to dodge or trip an opponent, and holding the fire button while moving the controller directs kicks, headbutts and sword attacks. Each barbarian has 12 life points, shown as 6 circles in the top corners. A successful attack takes one away, and a well-timed blow to the neck kills instantly. A duel to the last life point is still a quick contest to try today.