Based on the 1991 feature film, Warlock is a side-view action-adventure game in which the player must find six sacred stones and fight a tough-to-defeat, time-traveling wizard (most of the other bosses are easy to destroy). Skeletons, demons, and other enemies are vanquished via magical blasts and a fun-to-employ orb, which hovers around the hero and maneuvers boomerang-like in four directions. The orb can also be used to grab items. There are tricky puzzles to solve and numerous obstacles to overcome, such as bottomless pits to jump over and rising firestorms to outpace. The backgrounds and music are mood enhancing, but frustrating controls make for a disenchanting experience.