HANATA-KADAKA !?
( Super Long Nose Goblin )
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(c) TAITO CORPORATION 1991
Release : 1991-8-9 (¥7200)
HuCard (4 Mbits) TP03018
Shooter / Horizontal
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Hanata-Kadaka !? is a really cute and funny shoot'em up by Taito
featuring a flying Tengu, sort of red long nosed goblin with wings. The goal
of the game is to help a little fox boy to retrieve his girlfriend and also
the sacred scroll stolen by an evil racoon. Our hero has the power to change size
during the game by collecting special items. However, he will shrink down when hit
until he gets too small to fight and will then lose a life. Many other items can be
collected, like tinny green wings which will speed him up or three tinny goblins
who will follow our friend and fire as he does. Your main weapon, a magic fan, can also
be charged up in a way similar to Irem's R*Type. If charged up to the max, a
special attack will be triggered. This attack varies depending of what special
power-up has been collected ( dragon attack, giant spinning tops and so on ).
A secondary weapon is available and triggered with the other action button.
Those too depend of what secondary powerup was last collected, from big bouncing
balls to giant spikes. Stages are huge and full of traditional japanese references
including Torri Shinto gates and fierce Darumas. Each stage also counts a hidden
raccoun who will get our Tengu to a secret area. A secret piece of the scroll is
hidden there and collecting them all will affect the ending sequence. Finally, a
password system helps you save your game at the end of each stage.
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Tengus are strange and mysterious creatures found in japanese
folklore and they are commonly represented as human-shaped flying goblins
with wings. In ancient Japan, they are described as vicious creatures with
the ability to spirit away children or take possession of people. The most
famous features of a Yamabushi Tengu are certainly his long and
straight nose and the magic fan he carries. Other kind of Tengu exist,
with different shapes and abilities. Tengu characters are very
popular in Japan and appeared in many TV shows and video games, often
as protective creatures.
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Hanata-Kadaka !? is great ! finding all the pieces of the missing scroll
is a huge, and incrediblye fun task. The playability is also fantastic. Our flying
Tengu, despite his size in some cases, can achieve crazy manoeuvres.
Everything is mad in there, and enemies turned into cute raccoons
when defeated. Without forgetting their evil boss who will laught at
your face when you fail. How Taito managed to get such an incredible game to
fit on a tinny HuCard is everyone's guess. And even then, there was obviously enough room to add bonus
levels, non linear stages and a wicked weapon system. What, you're still reading this review ?
You fool ! Go and get this game now !
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