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(c)TECMO,LTD 1986/REPROGRAMMED BY
(c)1990 PACK-IN-VIDEO CO.,LTD.
(c)1990 EXE, TBS, DAIO PAPER CORPORATION,
KANEMATSU CORPORATION
(c)1990 ARC CO., LTD
Release : 1990-12-14 (¥6200)
HuCard (2 Mbits) PV-1005
Puzzle / Action game
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You control a small samurai and the goal of the game is to
find the magic key and unlock the level's door so your little friend
can escape to the next stage and so on. Each room is of course
full of traps and monsters. However our little character has a magic sword,
but here you do not use it to slice your enemies, but instead to create and
destroy blocks. This happen to be useful, especially to create stairs
and reach other parts of the room. You can also destroy blocks when a monster
stand on it and it will get rid of the nasty. Bonuses are available and
often hidden behind blocks. Most interestingly, your little hero can use
fireballs to help him in desperate situations. But beware, they are
only available in limited amount ! Finally, a password system allows you to
save your game.
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Zipang was originally a movie directed by Kaizo Hayasahi.
The main character, called Jigoku, comes across a magical sword
that can transport its owner to Zipangu, another dimensional
mystical world and its Palace of Gold.
Obviously, Pack-in-video mixed Zipang and Tecmo's arcade
puzzle game Solomon's Keys released in 1986 and ended up with
the PC-Engine version of the game, the original wizard and its
wand being substituted to Jigoku and his sword. This
version could be defined as the Solomon's Keys
adapation for the PC Engine with a Zipang theme.
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Add your Pov here !
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I'm not against the fact that Pack-in-video used
Zipang licence for their adaptation, to be fair,
this is the best Pack-in-video game I have even
seen. Playability is good and graphics are fine and
detailed, they managed to keep the soul of Tecmo's original
game in this is what really counts.
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