Xena - Warrior Princess (USA, Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es,It,Nl)

Xena - Warrior Princess on Game Boy Color is a top-down action adventure game that borrows heavily from the Legend of Zelda series. Released in the late 1990s for the USA and European markets, this cartridge came with support for English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Dutch - a thoughtful touch for a show that had a global fanbase. The publisher and original developer aren't widely documented in modern sources, but the game was part of a wave of licensed titles that tried to capture the feel of popular TV shows on Nintendo's handheld.

You guide Xena through a series of dungeons and overworld maps, slashing enemies with her sword and using other items to solve simple puzzles. The gameplay loop is straightforward: explore an area, defeat all monsters, find keys or switches to open the way forward, and eventually face a boss. Health is managed through scattered potions or food, and death sends you back to the start of the current room. It's a compact experience, more linear than Zelda but with a similar camera angle and item-based progression.

The Xena GBC game isn't a classic, but it's an honest example of how developers adapted TV licenses to the handheld format. For fans of the series, it's a neat collectible that lets you control the Warrior Princess in a familiar style. Compared to other GBC action games, it feels a bit basic and short, but the tight controls and clear objectives make it a decent afternoon playthrough. If you've exhausted the more famous GBC titles and want a slice of 90s licensed nostalgia, this one is worth a look.