El Cid
_El Cid_ is an isometric action game starring El Cid Campeador, a Castilian
warrior who was a major contributor to the Spanish Reconquista, the reconquest
of the Hispanic territories which were invaded and controlled by the Moors
from 722 to 1492. The events of the game take place in a fictional version of
the 11th century, a dark time full of incessant fights between the the good
and the evil. A legend whose antiquity was lost in the abyss of the times
assured the existence a parchment that, when read by the evil forces, would
trigger such big wave of disasters that Satan would be able to seize the Earth
and assure his dominion as the prince of the darkness.
The audacious protagonist, having learned about the legend, decided to recover
it for the forces of the good, since the legend also affirmed that if this
document would be read by two persons of good intentions, its effects would be
annulled for ever. With this objective in mind, he begins to search the
magical key that released the spell that had hidden the parchment. But the
task is not going to be simple. Many other knights decided to find the
parchment, hoping to attain glory or for less worthy reasons. Luckily for
Rodrigo (el Cid), the many years of battle against the Moors had fortified his
arm and he is willing to use his sword to get rid of the opposition.