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Instruction booklet · April 1994

Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom

Role-playing (RPG)1 playerPre-ESRB

The story

Despite the defeat of Trebor, Werdna, and L'kbreth, dark times once again threaten the kingdom of Llylgamyn. So once again a party of adventurers must venture forth to vanquish the evil. Wizardry V represents a complete revision of the gaming system used in the first four installments, with larger mazes, new spells and character classes, and an expanded system for combatting and interacting with…

Specifications

Released: April 1994
Developer: ASCII Entertainment
Publisher: Capcom
Players: 1
Genre: Role-playing (RPG)
Rating: Pre-ESRB
Series: Wizardry
Themes: Action · Fantasy · Drama
View: Bird view / Isometric

What the magazines said

EGM · not on record yet

Players: 58/100 (5 ratings)

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