Technoclash

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Technoclash is a 1993 action game by Electronic Arts for the Mega Drive/Genesis. A world of wizards is attacked by a race of machines, and Ronaan the wizard must recover after his magical staff is stolen. He teams up with either Chaz, a magic apprentice, or Farrg, a mercenary, as they travel through Las Vegas, a junkyard, a desert, and the heart of the Machine Empire to save their world.

At the start of each level, players choose their partner: Chaz or Farrg. The game is single-player.

Reception was mixed. Electronic Gaming Monthly gave it 6.5 out of 10 and called it “a poor man’s Gauntlet,” praising the variety of weapons and spells but criticizing the difficulty and backgrounds that make enemies and hazards hard to see. Swedish magazine Datormagazin reviewed Technoclash in 1994, noting that the graphics and sound aren’t great, but the game is still fun and has a good assortment of weapons.