Knightmare II: The Maze of Galious (Majou Densetsu II: Galious no Meikyuu in Japan) is a screen by screen action adventure platformer released originally for MSX in 1987. It can be considered an early example of a Metroidvania game with free exploration of a large castle.
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A decent action platformer, but the visuals aren't as impressive as Castlevania's, and the open-ended exploration doesn't feel as rewarding as in Metroid.
Game Review - originally written by Spinner 8
Well, you can tell from the screenshots below that it’s not that complicated of a game, but it’s still helluva fun to play. You play as two characters, Popolon and Aphrodite. I assume that the two of them have different skills or something cool like that, but I can’t figure it out. I think Aphrodite can like, smash those weird-looking blocks or something cool like that. Anyway, it’s just a fun game where you get stuck a whole lot, which, you know, makes sense, since it’s a maze and all. So in short, fun game.
Well, you can tell from the screenshots below that it’s not that complicated of a game, but it’s still helluva fun to play. You play as two characters, Popolon and Aphrodite. I assume that the two of them have different skills or something cool like that, but I can’t figure it out. I think Aphrodite can like, smash those weird-looking blocks or something cool like that. Anyway, it’s just a fun game where you get stuck a whole lot, which, you know, makes sense, since it’s a maze and all. So in short, fun game.
I do like this game but I can't really consider it a genuinely good game if you are pretty much required to use a guide to finish it