Willow
The version of Willow released for the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Famicom is an adventure game in the vein of The Legend of Zelda. The game has the player taking on the role of Willow. Unlike the film and arcade game, Willow generally travels alone, only briefly meeting other characters. In the tradition of The Legend of Zelda, Willow wields a sword and shield and many supplementary items along with a wide variety of magic spells. As the game progresses and Willow defeats enemies, he gains experience points and levels as in a role-playing video game.
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DeveloperCapcom
ReleasedJuly 18, 1989
StatusReleased
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About This Game
In a world dominated by dark enchantments, the tyrannical Queen Bavmorda maintains her iron grip through fear and sorcery, unaware that a prophesied child threatens to unseat her from power. Desperate to prevent this fate, the Queen hunts the infant relentlessly, forcing the peaceful Nelwyn villagers to entrust the young wizard Willow with the child's protection and passage to safety. Willow embarks on a perilous journey across hostile terrain, navigating through bewitched forests and war-torn settlements while staying one step ahead of Bavmorda's dark forces and her vast army. Along the way, he acquires both martial skills and magical knowledge—tools essential for confronting an enemy far more powerful and numerous than himself. His only weapons are his wits, his courage, and the magical abilities he masters, all of which he must marshal for a final reckoning with the malevolent queen before her hunters run him down.