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A 1980 MazeGame by Creator/{{Midway|Games}} in which one or two players, as Worriors equipped with unified-field-disturbance rifles, descend into the dungeons of the Wizard and slay Worlings. A radar screen lets players track the movement of InvisibleMonsters. The difficulty increases when corridors and short passages give way to the more open layouts of the Arena, the Worlord Dungeons, and finally the Pit.

The arcade version featured a computer-controlled ally for single players; it was also one of the earliest arcade games to feature synthesized speech, with 71 phrases for the Wizard to taunt players with. The game was ported to various computers and consoles, including a version for the Bally Astrocade renamed ''The Incredible Wizard''.
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!!Tropes:
* AntagonistTitle: The Wizard is the main villain of the game.
* AttractMode:
-->"Fight me, the Wizard of Wor!"
-->"Hey! Insert coin!"
-->"I'm out of sight! Ha-ha-ha-ha!"
* BribingYourWayToVictory: Additional lives can be purchased by inserting another quarter into the machine.
* CollisionDamage: The monsters have to move into the player in order to kill them. However, the arcade version has the monsters push the player back into the cell first, and only death if the warrior is already at a square center.
* CoOpMultiplayer: With friendly fire allowed.
* CowardlyBoss: The Worlock randomly moves around the maze at a fast speed, and attempts to escape.
* DuelToTheDeath: This happens when the Wizard of Wor appears.
* EndlessGame: Explained as the wizard puts the Warriors in an endless maze rather than being able to reach the wizard.
* TheGoomba: Burwors are the first type of enemy and always visible.
* InvisibleMonsters: Garwors and Thorwors can turn invisible, but still appear on the radar screen. They appear if they're in the same corridor as the warrior.
* MetalSlime: Worluk can be shot for Double Score but may escape first.
* OneBulletAtATime: This makes the game difficult and contributes to gameplay strategy.
* RealSongThemeTune: The ''Franchise/{{Dragnet}}'' theme.
* TeleportSpam: The Wizard of Wor teleports frequently to a random location.
* WrapAround: Escape Tunnels to the left and right wrap around to each other.
* XtremeKoolLetterz: By golly, it actually ''does'' look more warlike when you spell it "WOR."
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