Blackthorne
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- For other uses, see Blackthorne (disambiguation).
Storyline
Years before the game begins, Stonefist, the capital of the kingdom of Androth, was attacked by an army of monsters. They were the Ka'dra'suul's army, monsters from the neighbor kingdom to the south. King Vlaros was killed by Sarlac, the leader of the Ka'dra'suul, but Kyle, his son and the game's protagonist, survived the attacks, having been sent to Earth by Galadril. There, he grew and became a top-military soldier. He was also given the lightstone, for without it, there was no hope to overcome Sarlac. Many years later, he was contacted by Galadril, who told him his story and brought him back to the world of Tuul. At this point, the game takes place.
Gameplay
The main character is Kyle Blackthorne, an eponymous protagonist with a big shotgun who is also the son of King Vlaros. The gameplay alternates between jumping or climbing between platforms (platforming), searching through a maze, and gunfights with a variety of monsters. The game contains sixteen levels in four different settings: Androth mines, Karellian Swamps, the desert wastelands, and the Sarlac Keep. To progress the player must search for keys and items that allow him to overcome certain obstacles. Some items are dropped by enemies, others are gathered around. The difficulty grows linearly throughout the game; as Kyle gets stronger and more well armed, the enemies also got smarter, tougher and faster.
One of the game's characteristic elements quoted to this day is Blackthorne's ability to fire in the opposite direction without turning around. This subtle element added a lot of attitude and edge to the character. It was highly unnecessary to do, but people did it nonetheless. It also featured an innovative device called the levitator, which looked like a 'pizza slice'. It allowed Blackthorne to 'levitate' to heights normally unreachable.
Blackthorne was released for the SNES and PC in 1994, for the Sega 32X in 1995, and for the Game Boy Advance in 2003.
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