Argos no Senshi is a side-scrolling action game. A man with a shield and a morning star is running around the fantasy world, which he treats like a yo-yo toy ... Bonuses (stars and other prizes) occasionally fall out of snail enemies. And on the level there are caves where you can talk to some people or fight monsters.
In the American version, this game is called Rygar, but this is the Japanese version.
Rygar was created by Tecmo in 1986 and was originally released in Japan on arcade machines (under the name Argos no Senshi: Hachamecha Daishingeki). Argos no Senshi is an Action-RPG platform game where the player takes on the role of a Legendary Warrior who fights numerous enemies. The main feature of the game is the weapon used by the protagonist called Diskarmor - a shield with a long chain.
The main character (who doesn't have his own name) will have to go through several fantastic levels to defeat the evil and treacherous king Ligar (Ligar) and restore peace in the kingdom of Argul (Argool), in this version of the Argos game. To achieve this goal, Rygar must visit five gods who will give him the elements he needs to complete the game. Although given the opportunity to independently choose the order of the levels. While there are still some must-have items to collect in order to move to new areas in the game, freedom of movement in the realm of Argos is still somewhat limited.
RPG lovers should definitely play the game Argos no Senshi because it is almost one of the first RPG games developed in this world. The game is quite interesting and enjoys a little popularity among games on the Dendy (NES) platform.