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Inner Worlds

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Also known as
Inner Worlds: mondes intérieurs - une aventure épique dans un monde magique

This side-scrolling action game challenges you to master Nikita's human and werewolf forms across three episodes to defeat the Gralob and fulfill her destiny.

Inner Worlds was developed and published by Sleepless Software Inc. and released for DOS in 1996. This is the original platform and earliest commercial release.


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Platform
MS-DOS
Released
1996
Perspective
Side view
Size
9.67 MB
Version
IW.EXE
Rating
0 votes

About Inner Worlds

Inner Worlds is a fantasy action title presented as a side-scroller. The player controls Nikita, a woman with the ability to transform into a werewolf. This transformation is mechanically significant, as the smaller wolf form can access tight spaces and possesses a frenzied attack.

The adventure is divided into three episodes, with the initial shareware release leading to two further chapters. Nikita's quest evolves from confronting a creature called the Gralob in a castle to discovering a second monster and ultimately journeying to a volcanic mountain to uncover a secret.

Level progression is structured into sets of nine per episode, culminating in a boss fight every third stage. Defeating these bosses grants magical spells, which consume mana. This resource, along with health and attack power, can be enhanced by discovering necklaces. A variety of weapons like swords and bows can be found and upgraded with scrolls to gain unique properties, such as a hammer that projects lightning. Potions and gems provide other temporary or restorative benefits.

Opposition includes both natural fauna and unnatural creations, ranging from spiders and bats to alien-like beings and large green beasts with extending limbs. The visual presentation combines two-dimensional character sprites with scenery that has a three-dimensional quality, while the soundtrack establishes an eerie atmosphere.

Inner Worlds Screenshots

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The castle Drofanayrb in the intro
Title screen
Difficulty selection
Each level starts with a short description..
Our heroine
Our heroine as a wolf
During transformation...you can notice in the down left corner that leaves fall off the mana tree when you use spells..
The first enemies: the spiders
A short tutorial
A necklace that increases life