Wizard Fire (originally released in Japan as Dark Seal II) is a fantasy-themed, isometric hack-and-slash arcade game developed and published by Data East in 1992. It is the direct sequel to the 1990 game Gate of Doom (known as Dark Seal in Japan).

Characters
- Characters: Players can choose from five fantasy archetypes, each with unique weapons and passive resistances:
- Knight: High defense and immune to disease.
- Wizard: Powerful magic abilities.
- Bard: Resistant to poison with high movement speed.
- Dwarf: Strong physical attacks.
- Elf: Agile with strong magic.

- Combat System: Players move in eight directions to fight undead and mythological creatures across six levels.
- Magic System: A rotating spellbook at the bottom of the screen allows players to cast spells when a meter is full. Spells can transform the player into powerful forms like a tornado or a rock. Timing is critical; missing the window can result in a useless transformation, such as becoming a pig.
- Narrative: Set in the 4th century A.D. in the Empire of Aul, the plot follows the heroes’ attempt to stop the evil wizard Zenon from sacrificing 101 innocent lives to open a Dragon Shrine and raise an army of the dead.
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