Treasures of King Nole
Nigel, a young and gifted Elf and successful treasure hunter, is the hero of this very beautiful action adventure of sheer joy and climax. Just returned from one of his tours of the city Nigel is immediately involved in a new and promising adventure as he rescues a small flying forest fairy called Friday, claimed to have seen the fabled treasure of King Nole before a nasty and amateurish treasure hunters gang took it.

Nigel and Friday become friends and immediately set about to investigate and take a trip to the island of Mercator, on which the treasure of King Nole should be hidden. Thus begins the adventure of your life for Nigel and Friday.

Comparisons to the NES’s Zelda aside and other RPG’s, Landstalker is a real jewel among the huge amount of games for the Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) and should appeal both for its technical aspects as well as the wonderful game play, this game surely will please.

In terms of graphics, land and towns are rendered with a sincere amount of detail, complex and complete in a three-dimensional isometric perspective. The beautiful design of the main characters enlightens the weariest of players and last but not least the slightly different and really very interesting unusual storyline all contribute to making this a great game.

The 3D environment is noticeable, it takes a little while to get used to the controls and the relatively unfamiliar ‘isometric’ perspective, and there is a steep learning curve that needs to be overcome to get over the initial and somewhat frustrating moments, which can result from poorly estimating the distance for an exact jump onto a ledge and experiencing difficulty when leaping onto the many moving platforms. Some, however, might rejoice in the fact that this game is so difficult, but not unbeatable, but does require a certain degree of perseverance and tenacity. Fortunately, the difficulty at the beginning is located quite low so you well can familiarize with the game and control, before the adventure then really rolling.

Your main weapon is a sword
  Graphics 8   Sound 7   Addictive 9   Depth 9   Story 10   Difficulty 9

A jovial fantasy yarn, Landstalker is the title that put Climax Entertainment on the map. Following the exploits of elvish treasure hunter, Nigel, and his pixie friend, Friday, they travel to a distant island to find the long lost treasure of King Nole.

The game can draw many parallels to the Zelda series, due to the game�s mostly whimsical style and emphasis on item collecting. However, Landstalker is more meticulous, moving at a slower and more developed rate, with an abundance of towns and NPCs rounding out the cast.

Overall 8.6    Graphics 8    Sound 7    Addictive 9    Story 10    Depth 9    Difficulty 9

Treasures of King Nole   Totts
Nigel, a young and gifted Elf and successful treasure hunter, is the hero of this very beautiful act...
  Graphics 8   Sound 7   Addictive 9   Story 10   Depth 9   Difficulty 9
      Review Rating: 4.8/5     Submitted: 10-19-10     Updated: 06-22-11     Review Replies: 0

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BootyWrangler69 02-13-16 - 02:42 PM
 I recommend this game to everyone who asks what game they should play next, and every single time they come back telling me it was an amazing experience. Let's hope a true sequel comes out sometime soon.
BootyWrangler69 02-13-16 - 02:41 PM
 Beating it today hit me with a wave of nostalgia and sadness. I wish more people would play this beautifully frustrating game. It's one of those games where you feel so accomplished for winning, it makes all those hair pulling dungeons worth it.
BootyWrangler69 02-13-16 - 02:39 PM
 This game is incredible. It has a very sentimental meaning to me. It was the last game my dad and I played before he passed away. We were on the final boss, and we were supposed to finish it when he got home from work that day, but he never came home.
OysterCracker 03-08-14 - 07:11 AM
 How come Kayla Wally and Ink dissapear when you leave Greenmaze?
Dragoon26 07-08-13 - 05:46 PM
 Zelda meets Lagoon meets Super Mario RPG
Madmordigan 06-19-13 - 09:27 AM
 Haven't played this game since the mid 90's, a hidden gem on this site! Still a great adventure after all these years.
Jordanv78 01-20-13 - 01:55 PM
 This is another game that is WAY underplayed on this site. People need to check it out.
VGumby 01-19-13 - 10:29 PM
 or i should say nigel got his big boy pants and he hade pointey ears and a annoying fairy befor it was even cool
VGumby 01-19-13 - 10:27 PM
 Hey link can talk big now but landstalker got thier big boy pants on while link was praised for getting off the his side scroller huggies and graduated to his overhead view rubber pants
VGumby 01-19-13 - 10:21 PM
 This game was so hard for me when i was little 6 i think and it wasnt until first gen sega emulators that i got to see all the wonderful moneey you get for putting up with a that emo fairy friday woullda let zeke eat her and joined up with the blond
JamDaMan 02-26-12 - 12:02 PM
 Not played this for about 15 years! Awesome game - feels a lot like Shining Force 2 (audio, at least) and is easily on par with Dark Savior (it's "sort of" sequel. Love it.
Tottortoo 01-16-12 - 08:10 PM
 @gmjh you have to always press two keys basically to decide if you want left to go left or up.
Tottortoo 01-16-12 - 08:01 PM
 I really love this game, but isometric really messes with me.
gmjh 11-06-11 - 06:20 AM
 I can't get the up down arrow to work, he only moves from side to side
rahkarn 07-30-11 - 12:58 PM
 very challenging gamew
vanillasheik 12-28-10 - 04:27 PM
 omg wtf!!
vanillasheik 12-28-10 - 04:24 PM
 OMG i aint played this in 14 yrs LOL
Crono 10-19-10 - 06:15 PM
 The game has the programming of Super Mario RPG, but the storyline and feel of a Zelda game. Pretty impressive, and Crono agrees with Lagslayer on the relativity bewtween this and Zelda. :D
Davideo7 10-19-10 - 05:53 PM
 I've never played this but I have played Time Stalkers for the Dreamcast and that was a great game, easily my top 3 favorite Dreamcast games.
Lagslayer 10-12-10 - 06:16 PM
 I assume this was Sega's answer to Nintendo's Zelda franchise. It's good, but not as good as Zelda.