JIGOKU MEGURI
( Bonze Adventure )
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地獄めぐり
©Taito Corp. 1990
Release : 1990-8-3 (¥6600)
HuCard (4 Mbits) TP02013
Action / Platform game
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Jikogu Meguri is a platform/action game by Taito and is
the conversion of an arcade game released by the same company
in 1988 and also known as Bonze Adventure.
The player takes control of a small and completely bald
Buddhist monk, the high priest bonze Kackremboh,
who is on a perilous
journey through the depths of Hell.
Emma, the king of the underworld, has gone crazy
and our hero's mission is to stop him and his minions.
The monk can use his magical powers
and shoot bouncing marbles which curiously look like
large traditional Buddhist prayer beads. They start
rather small but power-ups get them to grow larger and
larger and they eventually become as big as our
hero monk. They also come in different colors, each of which
represents a specific power - red for fire, purple for
lightening etc... These powers can be unleashed by the bonze
if he crouches when firing, but this technique dramatically
lowers his overall attack power. Other special items are
scattered throughout the game and can help the monk in
his quest - such as invincibility mirrors and extra lives.
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Jikogu Meguri was first released in the arcades by
Taito in 1988 (picture on the left) and was known in the
west as Bonze Adventure. The PC Engine conversion tested
here is fairly close to the original arcade game, only
a handful of enemies were omitted.
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Game Staff (Copied from the end credits) :
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STAFF
M.Fukazawa
H.Kato
H.Takahashi
Y.Suguhara
H.Ichisumi
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Y.Takasu
K.Asakura
T.Kasuya
T.Kuniyosi
K.Hisa
K.Sasaki
H.Yamamoto
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S.Nakada
K.Kusatu
THE END
©Taito Corporation 1990
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The last room:
The last stage gets you in a large room with three stones... then
nothing. You actually have to destroy the two dark stones on the side
first (they take quite a few hits to take down), then the center one.
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Add your Pov here !
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Jikogu Meguri (also known as Prisoner of Hell) is an odd little
game. It is overall quite hard and the graphic quality is uneven,
from good and average to all the way to awfulness.
The game is however quite long and fun to play - except maybe
when you reach those hypersensitive moments when your movements have to be
pixel perfect... these missteps are especially frustrating.
All in all, Jikogu Meguri is an average but yet fun
platform game.
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