Thanatos Amstrad CPC

Mike A. Richardson, Jane Richardson & Julian Breeze

Thanatos

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>In this magical game you take control of a dragon, "Thanatos the >destroyer", whose eternal destiny lies in conflict with the forces >of the underworld. The dragon which is very large and superbly animated, >flies, walks, swims and burns its way through the landscape. It must >collect a beautiful young enchantress, "Eros", who then rides on its >neck and guides it through the castles, to collect the book of spells >and find the magic cauldron. On their way they have to fight fierce >knights armed with lances and foot-soldiers with long-bows, as well as >a variety of weird mythological creatures. The game features fantastic >landscapes with a totally new panoramic scrolling action. > -- <cite>Cassette cover</cite> ***Thanatos*** is an action game published by Durell Software in 1986 for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC. Thanatos was written by Mike Richardson, with music by Julian Breeze and title screen art by Jane Richardson. ***Gameplay*** The player adopts the role of a dragon, Thanatos the Destroyer, who must rescue a sorceress, Eros, from imprisonment by an evil Lord of the underworld. Once she is recovered from the first castle, Thanatos must take her across the sea to find her spellbook, then carry her to a cauldron so she can complete a spell which will bring enlightenment to the land. Source:[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanatos_(video_game))