Incantation (video game)
Encyclopedia
Incantation is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System
platforming game intended for children.
The game has the player control a young wizard
who has to complete several levels. Enemies are defeated by using different ranged spells that can be found throughout the levels, with different firing patterns and power. Some levels require players to pick up a certain amount of items while other require a boss battle.
The overall gameplay mechanics resemble an inferior version of Mega Man
; like several other platformers released near the end of the lifetime of the SNES, Incantation was accused of being repetitive and clunky by comparison with some of the system's earlier, better platformers, such as Super Mario World
and Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
. Reviewers did note that the game's graphics were fairly impressive for the aging SNES hardware, resembling the PlayStation
video game Rayman.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
platforming game intended for children.
Summary
Incantation was released in late 1996, near the end of the lifetime of the Super NES. Releases for 16-bit consoles were no longer highly anticipated, and the game's developer Titus had a poor reputation among players, all of which combined to bury the release in obscurity.The game has the player control a young wizard
Magician (fantasy)
A magician, mage, sorcerer, sorceress, wizard, enchanter, enchantress, thaumaturge or a person known under one of many other possible terms is someone who uses or practices magic that derives from supernatural or occult sources...
who has to complete several levels. Enemies are defeated by using different ranged spells that can be found throughout the levels, with different firing patterns and power. Some levels require players to pick up a certain amount of items while other require a boss battle.
The overall gameplay mechanics resemble an inferior version of Mega Man
Mega Man
Mega Man is a video game franchise from Capcom, starring the eponymous character Mega Man, or one of his many counterparts. The series is well-known and comprises well over fifty releases, easily making it Capcom's most prolific franchise. As of December 31, 2010, the series has sold approximately...
; like several other platformers released near the end of the lifetime of the SNES, Incantation was accused of being repetitive and clunky by comparison with some of the system's earlier, better platformers, such as Super Mario World
Super Mario World
, subtitled Super Mario Bros. 4 for its original Japanese release, is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo as a pack-in launch title for the Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System , and is the fourth game in the Super Mario series...
and Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
is a side-scrolling platform game produced by Capcom originally released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991. It is the third game in the Ghosts'n Goblins series...
. Reviewers did note that the game's graphics were fairly impressive for the aging SNES hardware, resembling the PlayStation
PlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
video game Rayman.