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Game Release: 1991 (DOS), 1992 (Amiga).
Published: Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Developed: Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Directors: Christy Marx, Bill Davis (creative).
Producer: Guruka Singh-Khalsa.
Designer: Christy Marx.
Programmer: Richard Aronson.
Platforms: MS DOS, Windows, Amiga.
Genre: Adventure.
Perspective: 3rd-person (Other).
Gameplay: Graphic adventure, Puzzle elements.
Setting: Fantasy.
Distribution: a) 16 color version (supporting EGA, MCGA, VGA, Tandy/PCjr) with either 3.5" DD or 5.25" HD disks.
b) 256 color version (supporting MCGA, VGA) with either 3.5" HD or 5.25" HD disks.
Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood is a point ‘n click adventure game and a follow-up to Conquests of Camelot. It uses an icon-based
interface common to most contemporary Sierra adventures. Like its spiritual predecessor, it differs from most other games in the genre by reducing
traditional inventory-based puzzles in favor of exploration and varied tasks dictated by the situation at hand. These include talking to characters,
gathering information, making decisions, solving riddles, or participating in mini-games such as combat, archery contest, and Nine Men’s Morris
(with adjustable difficulty).
The year is 1193, and the Third Crusade has just ended. Richard the Lionheart, King of England, returns to Europe from the Holy Land. On the way,
he is ambushed and abducted by the soldiers of the Austrian duke Leopold. The duke demands a large ransom to be paid in exchange for the king’s
freedom. However, the king’s brother, Prince John, is content with the situation and plotting to take the throne for himself. That is when the
legendary Robin Hood, one who robs from the rich and gives to the poor, decides to raise the money needed to liberate the king, with the help
of his fellow outlaws of Sherwood Forest.
The game is divided into days; each day is completed when certain tasks have been fulfilled. It is, however, possible to fail some of those tasks
and still advance the plot. Several situations can be handled in different ways. The player’s decisions affect Robin Hood’s ranking towards the end
of the game. Number of points scored, the amount of money collected for the ransom, and the fate of Robin’s fellow outlaws are considered when awarding
the rank. Depending on these factors the player reaches one of the four possible endings, ranging from Robin getting hanged to a happy conclusion
of his love life.
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