Sword Master (video game)

Sword Master
Sword Master cover art
Developer(s)Athena
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)Hironobu Tamai (Undead Tama), R. Nakashima
Composer(s)Shotaro Sasaki, Kouichi Ishibashi
Platform(s)Nintendo Entertainment System
Release
  • JP: 21 December 1990
  • NA: January 1992
  • EU: 21 January 1993
Genre(s)Platform game
Mode(s)Single-player

Sword Master is a 1990 side-scrolling action game developed by Athena and published by Activision for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was first released in Japan in 1990, North America in 1992, and PAL regions in 1993. The game is set in medieval fantasy setting and focuses primarily on strategic fighting using shield and sword. The game is also one of the NES games to include parallax scrolling.