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Windwalker

DOS - 1990
Also available on: Amiga - Apple II - Commodore 64

Sequel to the below-average Moebius, this game features vastly improved arcade-style combat and traditional RPG elements, set in the intriguing Chinese lore filled with demons and warlords. You play a lowly fisherman recruited by Moebius the Windwalker from the first game, who must follow his destiny by embarking on a journey into a fascinating world full of ninja assassins and magical creatures.

The annoying side-scrolling combat interface of Moebius has been substantially improved in this game, with smooth animations, a wide variety of acrobatic maneuvers you can perform, and excellent digitized sound. The story, however, --or a lack thereof-- is still a weak amalgam of Oriental lore and obscure superstition, and the hundreds of characters you can converse with hardly shed light on anything.

Still, it's a fun and different kind of RPG, and the types of character advancement you can gain (with such Oriental overtones as "balance" and "spirit") are a lot of fun to gain and watch how they affect your fighting skills and other characters.

Review By HOTUD

Comments and reviews

Windwalker 05 Feb. 2025

I played this game more than any other until I got into combat flight simulators. The different "chapters" to the game were great. My favorite part of the game was studying in the monastery and meditating with incense to gain powers.

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blahblah 02 Jan. 2019

Game has a lot of "where do I go? what do I do?" moments, but as you progress in it by exploring around and accomplishing things, you get a real sense of accomplishment. Combat is not smooth like Street Fighter II. It's more a live-action strategy, like Budokan, where you shuffle forward and backward, then find the right time to do a move. And, you have to know the exact distance a move strikes in, that way you don't under-shoot and miss, or (worse) over-shoot and just plow right into their counter attack. I got really fascinated by this game as a kid growing up (probably because the late 80's / early 90's had a lot of action movies with ninjas and kung fu). Overall, it's an entertaining game, but you'll either love it or hate it.

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USAMARK70 02 Jan. 2018

Windwalker was awesome! I really enjoyed playing this game. I remember spending a lot of time playing this on my Commodore 64. Wish my kids could get immersed in something like this. The Sims are so boring compared to a game like this! :)

1
Best game 10 May. 2015

This is one of the most creative game I've ever played.

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contra 25 May. 2012

nice

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Downloads

DOS version
Game file
United Kingdom English
528 KB
Commodore 64 version
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280 KB
Amiga version
Game file
United Kingdom English
3 MB
Apple II version
Game file
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364 KB

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