Genre: Platform
Developer: Icon Design
Publisher: Atari Corporation
Year: 1990
System: Atari Lynx
Viking Child on the Atari Lynx is a side-scrolling platform adventure game originally developed for home computers as Prophecy: Viking Child. Players control Brian, a young Viking whose peaceful life is shattered when his village is attacked. The game follows his quest to rescue his kidnapped siblings and defeat the evil god Loki.
Gameplay consists of exploring diverse environments, defeating enemies with weapons and spells, collecting coins, and interacting with NPCs to progress. The Lynx version offers a streamlined experience adapted to the handheld system while maintaining the fantasy story and RPG elements of the original.
