![]() The protagonist's name Kyle was inspired by Kyle Reese from the 1984 film The Terminator. A 3DO version was showcased by Interplay at E3 1995, but the port was never released for unknown reasons. There were also plans to port the game to PlayStation and Sega Saturn, but those plans were cancelled. Interplay had intended to port the game to Sega Genesis but instead did so for the Sega 32X. The Macintosh version improved the quality by using prerendered, motion-captured sprites. For the first versions, the sprites for game characters were done using rotoscoping techniques just like Prince of Persia, using over 1000 frames to get smooth, lifelike animation. The inspiration for Blackthorne came from Another World and Flashback. As the game progresses through these areas, Kyle becomes stronger and better armed, but so do the enemies. The Sega 32X version includes a fifth area, the snowy mountains, which is not found in the other versions of the game. The game has seventeen levels within four areas-the mines of Androth, the Karrellian forests/swamps, the Wasteland desert and Shadow keep. As the game progresses, Androthi allies will help him upgrade the weapon, increasing its speed and power. During the game, Kyle uses a pump-action shotgun as his primary weapon. Blackthorne can also fire blindly behind himself. Both Blackthorne and his enemies can press against walls to avoid incoming bullets. Combat in Blackthorne takes the form of gunfights. The gameplay involves large platforming sequences, in which Kyle can run and climb around the environment, find keys and items and progress to the end of each maze like level. The game focuses around protagonist Kyle "Blackthorne" Vlaros, out for revenge on Sarlac and his minions. Sarlac's skull is seen mounted on the wall as a trophy, just as Kyle had promised. ![]() The final shot of the game shows him sitting on the throne with a woman sitting next to him. Kyle then becomes king of Androth, where it is stated that he ruled justly, fairly and with honor for many years. He confronts Sarlac and threatens to keep his skull as a mounted trophy on his wall. Kyle ventures through the land fighting his way to Sarlac's castle. The game begins here with Kyle setting out to kill Sarlac and reclaim his throne. He is told that it is time to return to Tuul and save his people. After breaking out of prison facing court martial, Kyle begins having strange dreams, and is eventually confronted by Galadril. Twenty years later, Kyle has become a renowned military captain and mercenary. ![]() Vlaros also gives Kyle the lightstone for safe keeping. Knowing of his people's doom, the ruler of Androth, King Vlaros, with the aid of the Androthi magician Galadril, sends his son Kyle to Earth to save his life. He forms an army and leads them against Androth. In this time, a ka'dra named Sarlac seizes power. But while Androth respects their stone, Ka'dra'suul reject theirs, and are eventually transformed into monsters by it. The people of the lightstone form the kingdom of Androth, and the people of the darkstone form Ka'dra'suul. His body becomes two stones, light and dark, and he gives one to each boy to rule their own kingdoms respectively. Believing it will solve the dilemma, he leads them to the deserts and kills himself. Years before the game begins, Thoros, the latest ruler, finds it near impossible to choose between his two sons as the next ruler. All of this time, Tuul's people have been ruled over by a single shaman who "was blessed with all knowledge". Plot īlackthorne is set on the planet Tuul, which has existed for centuries without human knowledge. In celebration of the company's 30th anniversary, Blackthorne was re-released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One as part of the Blizzard Arcade Collection in February 2021. In 2013, Blizzard released the game for free on their PC client. The following year, Blackthorne was released for the Sega 32X with additional content. The cover art for the SNES version was drawn by Jim Lee. It was released for the Super NES and MS-DOS in 1994. Blackthorne (released as Blackhawk in some European countries) is a cinematic platform game developed by Blizzard Entertainment.
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