Faxanadu 1987

Is it still worth playing?

The name joins Famicom and Xanadu: this action role playing platformer for the Nintendo Entertainment System was released in Japan in 1987 and later in the United States and Europe. It uses side-scrolling and platforming with role-playing elements. The hero crosses a screen-by-screen series of fields, towns and dungeons, buying items with gold, equipping bladed weapons and armor, and casting magic projectiles. Speaking with townsfolk gives information about the game's events. A life bar and a magic bar track his limits, and defeated enemies usually leave gold or life-giving bread while experience raises his rank. An adventure with some role-playing in it still makes a good way to spend an afternoon.