Play Wizards & Warriors 2 Online

You're Kuros again, hunting golden trinkets for animal kings while scrambling to find the one spell that'll let you damage each elemental boss—no spell, no chance. Shops let you spend gems on weapons and weirdly specific magic, and yeah, there's a creepy cup game with a skull.

Developer: Rare

Genre: Action

Released: 1989

File size: 256 bytes

Game Overview

Wizards & Warriors 2 on NES throws you right back into Kuros' boots—this time, Malkil’s messing with the four elements, and guess who has to clean it up? Each realm’s split into two parts: first, you’re hunting down some golden trinket for the local Animal King (weird flex, but okay), then scrambling to find the one spell that’ll actually let you hurt the elemental boss. Forget button-mashing—no spell, no win.

They kept the gems and keys from the first game, though now you can hoard keys like a dragon and actually use gems to buy stuff. Shops pop up in every level, selling weapons, food, and those lifesaving spells. There’s even a sketchy cup-guessing minigame if you feel like gambling with a pixelated skull. The new spells? Some are "press X to not die," others are weirdly situational—good luck figuring out which is which mid-battle. And yeah, you’re still collecting sword pieces like some fantasy-themed scavenger hunt. Classic NES jank, but in the best way.