| Wardner | |
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| Developer(s) | Toaplan |
| Publisher(s) | Taito |
| Designer(s) | Etsuhiro Wada |
| Composer(s) | Osamu Ōta |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Famicom Disk System, Sega Genesis |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Wardner[a] is a side-scrolling platform game developed by Toaplan and published in arcades worldwide by Taito in 1987.[2]
In Wardner, players assume the role of a child named Dover on a journey to rescue his kidnapped girlfriend Mia from the titular warlock. Initially released for the arcades, the title was later ported to other platforms by different third-party developers including the Famicom Disk System and Sega Genesis, with each one featuring several changes and additions compared to the original version. Conversions for both the Nintendo Entertainment System and PC Engine were also in development but never released.
Wardner was met with positive reception from video game magazines since its release in arcades, though reviewers drew comparison with Capcom's Ghosts 'n Goblins due to its gameplay style, while the Genesis version was met with mixed reviews after launch. As of 2019, the rights to the title are owned by Tatsujin, a company founded in 2017 by former Toaplan member Masahiro Yuge and now-affiliate of Japanese arcade manufacturer exA-Arcadia alongside many other Toaplan IPs.
- ^ a b Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). タイトー (Taito); 東亜プラン (Toa Plan); Taito America; P (in Japanese) (1st ed.). Amusement News Agency. pp. 43, 50, 137, 161. ISBN 978-4990251215.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "東亜プラン". Gamest (in Japanese). No. 49. Shinseisha. September 1990. (Translation by Shmuplations. Archived 2019-11-07 at the Wayback Machine).
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