Overview

Number of Players
1 (Single Player)
Genre
Release Date

Neo Geo

  • US 26th Apr 1990

Wii (Wii Shop)

  • US 29th Oct 2007, 900 points
  • EU 26th Oct 2007, 900 points
  • JP 28th Sep 2007, 900 points

Switch eShop

  • EU 17th Aug 2017, £6.29
  • US 17th Aug 2017, $7.99
Series
Controller Support

Reviews

  • Review Magician Lord (Switch eShop / Neo Geo)

    Casts ‘impedimentia’ too often

    It’s funny how over the years some big titles can fade completely into obscurity. There’s a good chance most modern gamers will never have heard of Magician Lord, but back in the early ‘90s it was actually quite a well-known title. That’s because in the early days of the Neo Geo, Magician Lord was one of...

  • Review Magician Lord (Virtual Console / Neo Geo)

    It's magic!

    One of the first games produced for SNK’s arcade system, Magician Lord is a lot like Capcom’s Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts. You play the titular wizard as he battles to defend his homeland from the evil advances of the absurdly named Gul-Agieze. Considering the age of the game the visuals and sound are both excellent. The sprites...

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About The Game


Enter a world of magic. End an age of chaos and fear. Save your homeland!


MAGICIAN LORD is a side-scrolling action game released by SNK in 1990.

This fantasy action game was one of the launch titles onNEOGEO.

Control the magician Elta on a journey to save the world from Gal-Agiese, who came back to life once again.

The "ACA NEOGEO" series has faithfully reproduced many classic NEOGEO masterpieces.

Players can change various game settings such as game difficulty, and also reproduce the atmosphere of arcade display settings at that time. Players can also compete against each other from all over the world with their high scores.

Please enjoy the masterpiece that built a generation for video games.