| Genre(s) | Role-playing game |
|---|---|
| Modes | Single player |
Dungeon & Magic: Sword of the Elements was developed and released in Japan in 1989, and later localized in English as Dungeon Magic: Sword of the Elements. It is a tile-based, first-person role-playing game.
Gameplay
Dungeon Magic (or Dungeon & Magic) looks like a crossover between Dungeon Master and Might & Magic.
All three aforementioned games are tile-based first-person role-playing games. Might & Magic was released in 1986, Dungeon Master in 1987, Dungeon & Magic in 1989.
The combat of Dungeon Magic is the same as in Dungeon Master: real-time action combat. Combined with the tile-based movement, it is often called "combat dance".
On the other hand, Dungeon Master is a dungeon crawl game: it all takes place inside one single dungeon, without any overworld. Instead, the overworld structure in Dungeon Magic is analogous to the one in Might & Magic: 16×16 areas that grant access to separate 16×16 towns and dungeons.