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	ARCHON ULTRA from Free Fall Productions
		However, Archon Ultra may not appeal to some because of its inconsistencies and lack of a wide variety of options.
		Archon Ultra is also not versatile enough in that games will often be played the exact same way many times.
		Overall, Archon Ultra is the just as good as the original Archon, with the addition of fine graphics, a bit of sound support, mouse support, and modem support.
	www.ibiblio.org /GameBytes/issue18/greviews/archon/archon.html (2465 words)

	Archon Ultra download @ Game Downloads
		While Archon Ultra is more of an evolution rather than a revolution that its predecessor was, it manages to retain all of the elements that made Archon a masterpiece, and improve on them.
		Archon Ultra is a face-lift on Archon, an old chess-style action game (yes you read right) which is reviewed elsewhere on this website.
		Archon was one of those rare games that attempted to cross-breed two genres and came out with something satisfying to fans of both genres.
	free-game-downloads.mosw.com /abandonware/pc/strategy_games/games_a/archon_ultra.html (865 words)

	Q (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Archons were chosen generally by combinations of election and lot and originally served for life, but terms limited were later installed limiting them to a single year.
		The Archons, either seven (corresponding to the planets) or twelve (corresponding to the Zodiac) in number, were thought to imprison human souls in material reality and blocked the way to the realms of light.
		Archon is sometimes known as "the chess game" and in fact had a chess board on which pieces could be moved.
	www.polysep.ucla.edu /wayne/Archon.htm (422 words)

	Abandonia - Abandonware DOS Games - Download Archon Ultra
		Archon Ultra builds on the original Archon with updated graphics, music, sound effects, mouse input, modem play, and updated game play, all of which represented the best 1994 had to offer.
		For those who didn't play the original Archon, the game is played on a 9x9 chess-like board with squares that are fl, white, or constantly changing from fl to white through shades of gray.
		Archon Ultra adds one additional attack more than the original Archon had, so each unit has a total of two.
	www.abandonia.com /games/en/812/ArchonUltra.htm (672 words)

	Archon Ultra
		This is the most enjoyable review I've done in a long time--not only because Archon Ultra is great but also because it gave me an excuse to drag my dust-covered Commodore 64 out of the closet and boot up my ten-year-old copy of the original Archon.
		While Archon Ultra naturally has a one-player mode, the computer opponent isn't too bright, and it's not much fun playing such a predictable opponent.
		Archon Ultra's graphics and animation are topnotch, but the sound support is annoyingly lacking.
	www.atarimagazines.com /compute/issue165/102_Archon_Ultra.php (406 words)

	ARCHON ULTRA from Free Fall Productions
		However, Archon Ultra may not appeal to some because of its inconsistencies and lack of a wide variety of options.
		Archon Ultra is also not versatile enough in that games will often be played the exact same way many times.
		Although I personally have never played Archon II, I know that many people felt that the developers fell short by not including it with their remake of Archon I. Archon Ultra is not a spectacular game.
	sunsite.unc.edu /GameBytes/issue18/greviews/archon/archon.html (2465 words)

	Archon
		Archon is a computer game developed by Free Fall Associates and distributed by Electronic Arts.
		Archon is visually very similar to chess, but with a number of significant changes.
		Archon may have served as the inspiration for Battle Chess, a computer game of chess where the pieces battle for their spaces.
	www.abandonware.ws /archon.html (648 words)

	Freefall Associates and Toys for Bob - The Next Level Forum
		Archon was a hybrid of action and strategy.
		Archon II: Adept(1983) was similar to the first game except slower and a bit more strategic.
		Archon 1 was remade for the NES in 1989 by Bullet Proof Software and published by Activision.
	www.the-nextlevel.com /board/showthread.php?t=22448 (823 words)

	Abandonia - Abandonware DOS Games - Download Archon
		Archon spawned two direct sequels, numerous remakes, and has inspired many games, a short list of which would include Star Control, Unholy Wars, Wrath Unleashed, and the Mortal Kombat Chess mini-game in Mortal Kombat: Deception.
		Archon is a sort of extension of chess, but in a way that can only be realized with a computer.
		Archon was made for the Apple IIe, Commodore 64, Atari 800 and IBM PC, and later ported to the NES.
	www.abandonia.com /games/807/download/Archon.htm (747 words)

	GameSpy.com - Hall Of Fame: Archon
		The two playing pieces are transported to a battlefield where, as monsters with bizarre abilities, strengths and weaknesses, they must duke it out in real time, arcade-style, to either win or hold the chessboard square.
		Archon, however, pitted the sides of Light against Darkness; the squares slowly transformed each turn from white to fl and back again throughout the game.
		Archon spawned two sequels, Archon II: Adept self worthy of its own Hall of Fame award, and Archon Ultra for the PC.
	archive.gamespy.com /halloffame/september01/archon/index2.shtm (323 words)

	Download Archon Game DOS
		Archon chess was and still is a classic game for me. The premise is simple.
		The counter balance is every time it attacks it requires a long time to be able to attack again.
		In my opinion, Archon chess is a classic game which is the perfect example of good game-play trumping the need for good graphics.
	www.download-full-games.com /pc/sports/archon.html (461 words)

	Archon (computer game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An unofficial sequel, Archon III: Exciter was produced by unknown Archon fans for the Commodore 64 in 1985.
		Archon in turn may have been inspired by the holographic chess-like game played by Chewbacca and C3P0 in the 1977 movie Star Wars.
		Card gave Archon (as well as two other EA games, M.U.L.E. and Worms) a complimentary review, writing: "They are original; they do what they set out to do very, very well; they allow the player to take part in the creativity; they do things that only computers can do.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Archon_(computer_game) (1216 words)

	Classic Gaming: Archon and Archon Adept
		Archon seemed - at first glance - to be a version of chess.
		After Archon and Archon 2, husband-and-wife-team Freeman and Westfall designed the mystery game Murder on the Zinderneuf, while Paul Reiche III is perhaps best known for the Star Control series (co-developed with Fred Ford).
		* An updated PC version, Archon Ultra, appeared in 1994, but did not quite live up to the playability and success of the original games.
	www.midnightsynergy.com /newsletter/issue008/page5.htm (470 words)

	Eidolon´s Inn - Archon
		Archon is a game which is roughly based on chess.
		Overall, "Archon" was one of the most innovating games of the early eighties, and I still like playing it today.
		A PC version of the original Archon game was released in the beginning of the nineties ("Archon Ultra") - a very good version, so to speak.
	www.eidolons-inn.net /old/archon/archon.html (359 words)

	Blue's News: News Comments
		First to be announced is the signing with Free Fall Games of Archon, the title that made its first appearance in 1983 on the Atari 8-bit computer, but was then ported to classic consoles such as the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and even the NES.
		Archon is a well respected license that has huge nostalgic value for the right reasons - the gameplay, the great combination of strategic thinking and the intense arcade action,” says Leo Zullo, founding Partner, Myriad Interactive.
		Archon was like chess but better and im suprised it took this long to remake.
	www.bluesnews.com /cgi-bin/viewpost.pl/75298 (713 words)

	Party like it's 1984: Myriad acquires Archon license - Xbox 360 News - QJ.NET
		As it turned out, Archon proved to be such a hit when it was first released on the Commodore 64 and the Atari home system, that it spawned the sequel Archon II: Adept in the same year.
		Archon was inspired by the holographic chess games that can be seen in Star Wars movies, and was successful mainly because of its innovative gameplay.
		They should call it Archon, but actually remake the PC title "Dark Legions" which was basically Archon merged with a 3D chess-type board (atmospheric with water, rocks, trees, etc.) that you could play multi-player over a modem or on the same PC.
	xbox360.qj.net /Party-like-it-s-1984-Myriad-acquires-Archon-license/pg/49/aid/82301 (544 words)

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		Archon Ultra is a long awaited title to a lot of computer gaming old timers.
		The new version features some better innovations of Archon II while sticking to the general game play of Archon I. While featuring modem play and other options like map auto-zooming and true flight, this is sure to better than the originals.
		The game is fairly simple to grasp as far as the rules are concerned but many little nuances exist making this a game that is continuously challenging and replayable.
	protovision.textfiles.com /piracy/SOFTDOCS/aultrafd.txt (3384 words)

	Amazon.com: Archon Ultra (PC) (Computer Game) (3.5" Floppy Disk): Video Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Archon Ultra is a complete remake of classic cross-platform action/strategy smash Archon.
		Developed by Toys for Bob, famous for the Star Control series, Archon Ultra is designed by the same minds behind the original Archon along with the latest addition to the team, Fred Ford.
		Archon Ultra features completely rewritten code with better game engine, much-improved graphics and sound as well as digital music (a la MOD files), along with a new style of game board and an additional "special weapon" for each figure.
	www.amazon.com /Archon-Ultra-Computer-Game-Floppy/dp/B000H87W0Q (406 words)

	GameSpot:Video Games PC Xbox 360 PS3 Wii PSP DS PS2 PlayStation 2 GameCube GBA PlayStation 3
		Archon is a great example of a terrific game that should be remade--again.
		That's right, Archon, Free Fall Associates' popular 1984 game for the Atari 800 home computer (though it also appeared on the Commodore 64, Apple II, the PC, and the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System, and has since appeared on Palm handhelds), has had a sequel and a full-on remake in 1994.
		Then, in 1994, Archon was remade as Archon Ultra, a very pretty-looking PC game that utilized VGA graphics and ran as slowly as mud, at least when compared with the original game.
	www.gamespot.com /gamespot/features/all/remakes/042602/p1_01.html (534 words)

	Jon Freeman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Upon its release in 1984, Archon was a huge hit and EA asked for a sequel.
		Archon is still regarded as a seminal game in the history of computer games.
		Archon II: Adept was also released in 1984 and received even more acclaim than the original.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jon_Freeman (711 words)

	[No title]
		Archon Ultra is a long awaited title to a lot of computer gaming old timers.
		The new version features some better innovations of Archon II while sticking to the general game play of Archon I. While featuring modem play and other options like map auto-zooming and true flight, this is sure to better than the originals.
		The game is fairly simple to grasp as far as the rules are concerned but many little nuances exist making this a game that is continuously challenging and replayable.
	www.textfiles.com /piracy/SOFTDOCS/aultrafd.txt (3384 words)

	Archon - AtariAge Forums
		Basically, Archon Ultra is just a VGA reworking of the original.
		A better course of action would be to design and Archon-like game that captures the feel of Archon, but is designed with the limitations of the VCS system in mind.
		Archon II Joe C. Mon Aug 29, 2005 7:19 PM Last post by: doctorclu
	www.atariage.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=5698 (1805 words)

	Legendary Game Archon Set to Return? \| Armchair Arcade
		While the game spawned a sequel, Archon II: Adept, in a short amount of time, that gasp, tried a totally different angle, it didn't have the same magic as the original.
		In fact, the developers, Freefall, tried their own update for the PC called Archon Ultra in 1994 on DOS, but despite some potential, it too failed in the gameplay department.
		Finally, of the offshoots and planned remakes, there was even one in development that was supposed to be based off the old 8-bit code and had the blessing of John Freeman himself, but was sadly never finished.
	www.armchairarcade.com /neo/node/1161 (1365 words)

	Pocket PC Thoughts :: View topic - A review of Adventurer - The Island Chronicles from Pocket Adventures
		There have always been a lot of efforts to re-implement the game on the home/personal computers (including PDA's) that came after the 8-bit computer age (the original 8-bit versions were ported to almost all 8-bit home computers), with varying success.
		Archon Ultra for the PC, released in 1994, for example, was a disaster.
		Yes, the battle is indeed pretty similar to that of Archon (albeit the lack of the animation in melee - for example, swords - attack is pretty ugly - even the 8-bit version was better at this).
	www.pocketpcthoughts.com /forums/viewtopic.php?t=40106 (702 words)

	Archon
		It was one of those perfect games - it had the familiarity of chess, the delight of Harryhausen movies, and the unpredictability of the computerized board (whose ebb and flow affected the tide of a match), and a killer 2-player option (*3).
		While Archon became an instant classic on many 8-bits (including Japanese micros) after its release in '83, it really was a title cut out for an earlier favorite platform of EOA's: the Atari 8-bits, with its variable color luminance (still a rare gift today) and Player-Missile Graphics (simple sprites).
		Perhaps because of EOA's early involvement in the Amiga's development (when the OS specs were still in motion), or because of their deep knowledge of the machine, or perhaps a bit of both?...
	www.angusm.demon.co.uk /AGDB/DBA1/Archon.html (1045 words)

	protoss vs ultralisk
		nothing is good vs ultra unless you are way ahead and/or you have very good unit distribution...
		If they get ultra, and you both have half of the map, but he has islands, turtle, and go carriers.
		archon dt pwn -.-; however dark archons are almost a necessity and templars also.
	www.teamliquid.net /forum/viewmessage-7281.html (561 words)

	MonroeWorld.com Forums - Archon: Evolution (yet another retro-remake... hopefully it'll be a goody.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Played Archon 'Ultra' on my own PC some time later...
		Archon could be cool in 3D but, I'd prefer they got the original gameplay / feel just right first.
		The original Archon was one of my favorite games of all time, and the theme music is outstanding (even today.
	www.monroeworld.com /forums/printthread.php?t=973 (372 words)

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