Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior
Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior is a video game that was first released in 1987 for Commodore 64 personal computers; the title was developed and published by Palace Software and ported to other computers in the following months. The developers licensed the game to Epyx, which released it in the United States as Death Sword. Barbarian is a fighting game in which players control sword-wielding barbarians. In the game's two-player mode, players compete against each other with their characters. Barbarian also has a single-player mode, in which the player's barbarian overcomes a series of challenges set by an evil sorcerer in order to save a princess.
Story
In the single player story mode, the player controls a nameless barbarian who is on a quest to defeat the evil sorcerer Drax. Princess Mariana has been kidnapped by Drax, who is protected by 8 barbarian warriors. The protagonist fights each of the other barbarians in single combat to the death. After defeating them, he faces the wizard. After the barbarian kills Drax, Mariana throws herself at her savior's feet and the screen goes black.The American version of the game calls the protagonist Gorth.