Prophecy 1: The Viking Child

Prophecy 1: The Viking Child

An action-platformer game with RPG elements that is based around Viking mythology. After a mysterious tornado carries off Brian's entire village, he is encouraged by Odin to chase after it and defeat the source of the problem: Loki.

Overview

Prophecy 1: The Viking Child was developed by Imagitec Design Limited and released on various platforms: Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, Atari Lynx, Game Boy, Game Gear and PC. The game is a side-scrolling action-RPG in which a young Viking battles his way through side-scrolling levels and then navigates between levels via an overhead world map.

Viking Child is similar to Wonder Boy in Monster Land, another side-scrolling action-RPG of the era. Viking Child is often remembered as the inferior clone of Wonder Boy in Monster Land.