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Arkista's Ring
Arkista's Ring
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Developer(s)	NMK
Publisher(s)	American Sammy
Composer(s)	Shizlla Okamura
Platform(s)	NES
Release	NA: June 1990;
Genre(s)	Action-adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

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Arkista's Ring is an action-adventure game developed by NMK^[2] and published by American Sammy for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990. The game is set in a fantasy world where the player controls a female elf named Christine, in her quest to find the titular magic item.

Plot

The Elven ring of Arkista has been stolen by the villainous Shogun, who has cast the entire Elven Kingdom into darkness. The only hope for the Elves is that their strongest warrior, Christine, equipped with only her trusty bow and arrows, can travel throughout the Kingdom and retrieve the ring.

Reception

Allgame's Alan Weiss gave it 3 out of 5 stars, calling it "an extremely pleasant action-adventure game" and drawing parallels to The Legend of Zelda.^[3]

References

^ "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
^ Word on the Wind (October 6, 2017). "Arkista's Ring". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
^ Alan Weiss, Brett. "Arkista's Ring -Review". Allgame. Retrieved December 4, 2012.

External links

Arkista's Ring at MobyGames

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[1] "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved September 19, 2009.

[2] Word on the Wind (October 6, 2017). "Arkista's Ring". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved February 3, 2020.

[3] Alan Weiss, Brett. "Arkista's Ring -Review". Allgame. Retrieved December 4, 2012.

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-'''''Arkista's Ring''''' is an [[action-adventure game]] developed and published by [[American Sammy]] for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1990. The game is set in a [[fantasy]] world where the player controls a female [[elf]] named Christine, in her quest to find the titular magic item.
+'''''Arkista's Ring''''' is an [[action-adventure game]] developed by [[NMK (company)|NMK]]<ref>{{cite web |author1=Word on the Wind |title=Arkista's Ring |url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/arkistas-ring/ |website=Hardcore Gaming 101 |access-date=3 February 2020 |date=6 October 2017}}</ref> and published by [[Sammy Corporation|American Sammy]] for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1990. The game is set in a [[fantasy]] world where the player controls a female [[elf]] named Christine, in her quest to find the titular [[Magic (supernatural)|magic]] item.
 ==Plot==
-The Elven ring of Arkista has been stolen by the villainous [[Shogun]], which has cast the entire Elven Kingdom into darkness. The only hope for the Elves is that the strong warrior Christine, equipped with only bow and arrows, can travel throughout the Kingdom, and retrieve the ring.
+The Elven ring of Arkista has been stolen by the villainous [[Shogun]], who has cast the entire Elven Kingdom into darkness. The only hope for the Elves is that their strongest warrior, Christine, equipped with only her trusty [[bow and arrow]]s, can travel throughout the Kingdom and retrieve the ring.
 ==Reception==
-[[Allgame]]'s Alan Weiss gave it 3 out of 5 stars, calling it "an extremely pleasant action-adventure game" and drawing parallels to the ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Alan Weiss |first=Brett|title= Arkista's Ring -Review |publisher=[[Allgame]] |accessdate=December 4, 2012 |url=http://allgame.com/game.php?id=18774&tab=review}}</ref>
+[[Allgame]]'s Alan Weiss gave it 3 out of 5 stars, calling it "an extremely pleasant action-adventure game" and drawing parallels to ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Alan Weiss |first=Brett|title= Arkista's Ring -Review |publisher=[[Allgame]] |access-date=December 4, 2012 |url=http://allgame.com/game.php?id=18774&tab=review}}</ref>
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 ==External links==
 *[http://www.mobygames.com/game/arkistas-ring ''Arkista's Ring''] at [[MobyGames]]
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