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Line 1: {{work}} [[File:Sabre wulf title.gif\|thumb\|300px]] '''''Sabre Wulf''''' is the first game in the [[~~Sabre Man (Video Game)\|~~Sabre Man]] series (followed by ''[[Underwurlde]]'', ''[[Knight Lore]]'' and ''[[Pentagram]]''), and the game which introduced [[Rare Ltd]]'s long-running Sabreman character (who's since appeared in many other Rare games). The game was published in 1984 by "[[Ultimate Play the Game]]" a.k.a. "[[Ashby Computers and Graphics]]", both of which [[Stealth Pun\|ultimately]] proved to be trading styles of Rare. If the title character sounds familiar, you might have played [[Killer Instinct ~~(Video Game)~~\|another Rare-created series]] that featured [[Our Werewolves Are Different\|a similar creature]]. There exists two different games carrying [[Recycled Title\|the same name]]: the 1984 original, a [[ZX Spectrum]] [[Action Adventure]] starring Sabreman, a British explorer who finds himself trapped in a [[The Maze\|deep labyrinth-esque jungle chasm]] and now must find his way out of it by [[Dismantled MacGuffin\|finding 4 pieces of an amulet]]. However, on his path he'll have to fence against [[Big Creepy -Crawlies\|jungle creeps of various sizes]], natives and the titular Sabre Wulf, an [[Implacable Man\|implacable wolf]] who appears at times and is better dealt with by running away. Besides the amulet pieces, Sabreman can also collect different treasures for points and colored flowers that grant him temporary special abilities (increased speed, [[Invincibility Power-Up\|invulnerability]]) or disadvantages ([[Interface Screw\|inverted controls]]). The game got ported to a few other computers of the time, like the [[Commodore 64]] and [[Amstrad CPC]]. The [[Sabre Wulf (2004 video game)\|second game]] was released in 2004 for the [[Game Boy Advance]], and works as a sequel to the first. The second game was released in 2004 for the [[Game Boy Advance]], and works as a sequel to the first: Sabreman ended up banishing the evil Wulf as he was ravaging a nearby town, using the magical amulet. The townspeople then erected a statue of the wolf, and used the amulet to seal him inside it. Things went smoothly for a while, until [[Mad Scientist]] Dr. Dolittle-Goode came into the picture. Having tried to seize the land for years, he finds out about the Wulf and releases him, breaking the amulet into eight parts. Now both join forces to [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking\|terrorize, conquer the lands and steal anything they want from various bystanders]]. Desperate, the Mayor of Blackwyche Village seeks out Sabreman to deal with the evil duo. {{Needs More Info}} This [[Sabrewulf]] is a more straightforward [[Puzzle Platformer]], as Sabreman now has a host of small [[Monster Allies]] which assists him with their different abilities (jump higher, create platforms, move obstacles, etc). Besides the amulet parts, Sabreman gets involved in several [[Fetch Quest\|Fetch Quests]] trying to recover the objects (or people) Wulf has stolen. Once said article is found, the Wulf wakes up and the player must run away back to the entrance before the wolf can catch him. ~~----~~ ~~=== The [[ZX Spectrum]] version (1984) provides examples of: ===~~ {{tropelist}} * [[Big Creepy -Crawlies]] * [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]]: Each flower is colored differently depending on the powerup it grants (red=invulnerability, blue=speed up, etc). * [[Dismantled MacGuffin]]: The Amulet. Line 21: * [[The Maze]] {{Needs More Tropes}} ~~=== The GBA version (2004) provides examples of: ===~~ * [[Action Bomb]]: Boomer, one of the [[Monster Allies]], which explodes whenever an enemy touch it (or after a few seconds). * [[Advancing Boss of Doom]]: The Wulf is Type B, albeit he never turns into a proper [[Boss Fight]]. * [[Badass Grandpa]]: Sabreman. ** [[Badass Mustache]] * [[Big Bad]]: Dr. Dolittle-Goode. ** [[The Dragon]]: The Wulf. * [[Big Badass Wolf]]: The Wulf, of the first variety obviously. It's howl is good enough to send the shivers down Sabreman's spine. * [[Bigfoot Sasquatch and Yeti]]: Bigfoot is one of the [[Monster Allies]]. * [[Blob Monster]]: Sticky, a goo creature you can set to trap enemies who walk into it. * [[Bubblegloop Swamp]]: Several, Entombed Swamp being the biggest one. * [[Card-Carrying Villain]]: Dr. Dolittle-Goode. Then again, with a name like that... * [[City Guards]]: Of the [[The Guards Must Be Crazy\|crazy variety]]: ~~{{quote\| '''Sabreman''': ''Can't you [save the Mayor]? You are soldiers, after all.''<br />~~ ~~'''Soldier''': ''Us? Not likely, we only joined up for the uniform. Girls are very partial to a man in uniform, you know.'' }}~~ * [[Collection Sidequest]]: The colored orchids the guy in the starting town asks you to find for his girl. Each one of them is obtained by a [[Fetch Quest]] of their own, too. * [[Cool Airship]]: Dolittle-Goode uses a hot air balloon as means of transportation. * [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Sabreman tends to dip into these, specially when everyone keeps reminding him that he's "their only hope". ~~{{quote\| '''Sabreman''': ''It's always me, isn't it?''}}~~ * [[Death Mountain]]: Mt. Knightlore. * [[Dismantled MacGuffin]]: The Amulet, once again. * [[Dumb Muscle]]: Bigfoot and Club. * [[Extreme Omnivore]]: The Drooler creature, whose method of assistance is ''swallowing most enemies whole''. * [[Fetch Quest]] * [[First Town]]: Blackwyche Village. * [[Gotta Catch Em All]]: The eight Amulet pieces, and arguably the monsters. [[Sidequest]] gatherings include photographs and orchids. * [[Inexplicable Treasure Chests]] * [[Invincibility Power-Up]]: The Phoenix creature grants Sabreman this. * [[Jungle Japes]]: Karnath Jungle. * [[Mad Scientist]]: Dr. Dolittle-Goode. * [[Monster Allies]] * [[Phoenix]]: One of the good creatures. * [[Recurring Boss]]: Exaggerated. You have to run away from the same boss at the end of ''every'' level. * [[Recycled Title]] * [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent]]: Crocodiles are common enemies. * [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: Wulf during the backstory, of the [[Taken for Granite]] variety. * [[Shout Out]]: The multi-color orchid [[Sidequest]] is likely one to the flower powerups in the original. * [[The Spiny]]: Appears as an obstacle in several stages. * [[Trampoline Tummy]]: Blubba, the first creature you find, allows you to reach higher grounds by jumping on its big belly. * [[Sticky Fingers]]: Wulf steals anything it wants, including even ''people''. * [[Take Over the World]]: The doctor's intention. * [[Time Skip]]: Not mentioned, but the game is set quite some years after the original. Sabreman is noticeable older, and even comments he's "getting too old for this." * [[Underground Level]]: Most Wulf Holes. There are also quite a few named stages, like Karnath Mines. * [[Theme Naming]]: All game areas are named after old [[Ultimate Play the Game]] games (''Blackwyche'' Village, ''Underwurle'' Mines, Mount ''Knightlore''...) * [[The Unfought]]: {{spoiler\|Dr. Dolittle-Goode is never confronted properly, and is anticlimatically (and literally) shot down in the game's ending.}} {{reflist}} [[Category:Action Adventure]] [[Category:ZX Spectrum]] [[Category:Game Boy Advance]]▼ [[Category:Puzzle Platformer]]▼ [[Category:Sabre Wulf]] [[Category:Video Game]] ▲[[Category:~~Game~~BBC ~~Boy Advance~~Micro]] [[Category:Commodore 64]] [[Category:Amstrad CPC]] ▲[[Category:Puzzle Platformer]]