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Artelius

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Also known as
アルテリオス

A top-down action RPG where you explore asteroid fields and engage in first-person combat to defeat an evil king.

Artelius is a Famicom/NES game developed and published by Nihon Bussan (Nichibutsu), released in Japan on November 13, 1987. It was not an arcade port; the NES version is the original release.


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About Artelius

Artelius is an action RPG where players control a cyborg navigating space from a top-down perspective. The setting involves a dimension fractured into isolated asteroid fields by a machine called Galax, created by the evil ruler Sarbelor.

Gameplay involves traveling between distinct space sectors using warp points, with asteroid chains acting as barriers. Enemy encounters occur randomly on the map, triggering a shift to a first-person combat screen. In battle, players aim a cross-hair and fire at enemies, with special attacks consuming weapon points.

The cyborg protagonist was built by the scientist Dr. Rado with the objective of defeating Sarbelor. Victory in combat yields experience points, which allow the character to advance in level and increase in strength.

Artelius Screenshots

10 images
Title screen
The text of the intro is entirely in English!
Starting location
Dialogue
Creating and modifying your character
A warp point
You are being teleported to a new area
The red dots are enemies. The blue house below is a point where you can rest and buy supplies
That's what is left from the enemy after your successful shot...
You can pause any time during a battle, to view enemy stats