Dark Sceptre
The King Of The Isles is set on revenge and orders a fearsome sceptre to be wrought - but the King himself is struck down, and his enemies gain the very power with which he sought to destroy.
OverviewThe task in Dark Sceptre is to recover the eponymous artifact.
The player controls a company of warriors by assigning them specific tasks, and is hindered by six other computer-controlled factions. The main display shows a side-view of the currently watched warrior, which scrolls and tracks him as he moves through the game world. Each warrior has a rank, ranging from Thane, the team leader, to Thrall, the pawn of the game. Other ranks include Mystics, Heralds, Savages and Assassins. Gameplay is real-time, with the player pausing to issue commands in Plan mode and then viewing results in Watch mode. Commands are selected from a menu screen and range from character-targeting actions such as KILL, AVOID, BRIBE or STALK, object-related actions like SEEK, TAKE, USE, or location based actions like DEFEND or ROAM.
