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Actual Game
Heimdall 1 & 2
1-Click Install
Windows
11, 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP
(Core Design 1995)
MY PROMISE
My games are genuine, install in one step, look, sound and play in Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista and XP like they did in the old days, or your money back. This is my unconditional guarantee for three years.
WHAT IS INCLUDED This listing includes the original game CD. Printable on-screen manuals are available for both games. The game boxes are pictured for reference and not included. The jewel cases are also not included.
I will also provide a compatibility CD that will allow the games to run under ALL VERSIONS of Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista and XP, both 32 and 64 bit.
INSTALLATIONOne step: Insert my CD and the game will automatically work on your computer. Done. Yes, it's that simple.
Want to play? Click the icon. Want the game off your computer? Click Uninstall. Zero hassle.
TECH SUPPORT Rapid response technical support for three years is always an e-mail or phone call away.
In the extremely rare event I cannot get this title to work on your system I will take it back for a full refund. All I ask is minimal assistance from you during the troubleshooting process.
The Game2
Heimdall 1
This is a fun isometric action/adventure hybrid from The 8th Day and Core Design, starring Heimdall the Norse hero. Your goal is to lead Heimdall and his band of warriors on comical adventures through Scandinavia as they attempt to recover the weapons of the Gods before mischievous god Loki can bring about the end of the world. The game is presented in bright, cartoony style with a lot of amusing antics and cutscenes. In addition to traditional puzzle-solving, the highlight of Heimdall are three fun arcade-style mini-games scattered throughout the game that are pretty imaginative.
When you start your mission you are given three sub-games to complete. How well you complete these games determines Heimdall's stats (strength, agility etc) as well as how many people he can choose from to make up his party. If you don't do well then you won't get the full 30 characters to choose from and some of the better ones will not be available to you.
The first sub-game is the Axe Throwing Contest. Here you must throw axes at a young barmaid tied to a stock by her pig-tails. The idea is to hit the pig-tails and not her! Unfortunately because Heimdall is a bit drunk, your cursor wobbles all over the place! The second sub-game is Pig Catching (where you must chase and hopefully catch a pig in its pen) and the third is the Long Boat Fight (where you must try and get to the other side of the long boat without being thrown overboard).
Once you've done this it's time to wander around the isometric landscape solving puzzles and killing baddies (in a similar style to Cadaver) until you eventually find one of the god's missing weapons.
The first game, for example, takes place in a bar after our hero has gotten himself inebriated. In a variation to knife throwing, your job is to cut off the barmaids pigtails by throwing axes (apparently Heimdall is very drunk indeed). The second and third games are equally imaginative, and discovering them in the game is a pleasant surprise.
The cartoonish style of Heimdall and simplistic-yet-fun gameplay makes the game ideal for adventure game beginners, or anyone looking for a light game with a decent plot that wont take weeks to finish.
Heimdall 2
Radically different from the first game,Heimdal 2 was played out entirely with isometric graphics, instead ofswitching to a more RPG-style interface for combat scenes as happened inHeimdal 1.
Heimdal 2 was a big game, with an epic quest spanning several worlds, allaccessed from a central cavern with lots of portals, which becameactivated one by one as the game progressed. The adventure was very welldesigned and never felt too linear, and gave a real sense ofaccomplishment when Loki, the evil Norse god who once again returns totorment Midgard, is finally defeated.
This time around, there are only two characters to control (Heimdall, anda female Valkyrie, Ursha) and the fun selection process (remember throwingthe axes at the wench, and catching the greasy pig?) are absent, which isdisappointing as these were one of the most innovative sections of theoriginal, it would have been good if Core could have thought of someequally original equivalents for this game. However, apart from thattrifling detail, Heimdall 2 surpasses its predecessor in graphic quality,sound quality and gameplay experience.
The magic system is impressive and easy to use, based on a set of runeswhich the player collects as the story unfolds, with the most powerfulspells only accessible when a full set has been uncovered.
All in all Heimdall 2 is a very polished package which holds togetherimpressively well. There's nothing too taxing, so there shouldn't be toomany points where the player gets hopelessly stuck, but there's plenty ofthem so it isnt over too quickly. The only problem is that die-hard RPGfans might feel the game lacks some depth, and its certainly less of astandard RPG than the first game, being deprived of a character selectionprocess or combat mechanism separate from the main game. Definitely moreconsole-orientated but none the worse for it in terms of pure gameplay.
Note: My compatibility CD does not alter the retail game or bypass copy protection. It allows the original media to install and run correctly on any recent version of Windows.
