Dark Seal
Gameplay. The players control characters from an isometric perspective and must traverse levels while fighting enemies, avoiding traps, and collecting items as well as spells. The game features two-player cooperative play. Ports. Like multiple other Data East games, the games were ported to the Zeebo by Onan Games and published by G-Mode in Brazil in 2010. "Wizard Fire" was also included in the 2010 Wii compilation "Data East Arcade Classics" by Majesco Entertainment. Then in 2018, FTEGames ported both "Gate of Doom" and "Wizard Fire" to the Nintendo Switch's eShop as well as "Gate of  the Doom" to the PlayStation 4 as part of their "Johnny Turbo's Arcade" series of Data East arcade game ports branded with the character of Johnny Turbo, the Turbo Duo mascot and alter-ego of FTEGames founder Johnny Brandstetter. Ports of both games for Steam, GOG, and "Wizard Fire" for PS4 were later released in 2021, developed and published by 612 Entertainment and Ziggurat Interactive respectively. FTEGames also lists ports for the Xbox One as under development. Reception. In Japan, "Game Machine" listed "Dark Seal" on their July 15, 1990 issue as being the most-successful table arcade unit  of the month. "Game Machine" also listed "Dark Seal II" on their June 15, 1992 issue as being the ninth most-successful table arcade unit of the month. Both games received positive reviews. "Leisure Line" magazine reviewed the original game and rated it 10+ out of 10. The sequel was considered a noteworthy improvement overall. Retrospectively, the original arcade games have been unfavorably compared to the side-scrolling RPG beat-'em-up "", which was published by Capcom in 1993.