The Legend of Kage (1986)

Developer

Taito, Tose

Publisher

Square Enix, Taito

Platforms

Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System

Genres

Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade

Rating

3.4 of 5, 14 player ratings

How it feels

Slash and throw shuriken through forests and enemy hordes as the ninja Kage in this NES port of a classic arcade game.

retro arcadeactionfast-pacedninjaclassicfantasychallenging

About

The Legend of Kage is a port of the 1985 arcade game under the same name. The player is armed with a kodachi shortsword and an unlimited amount of shuriken. Grabbing a crystal ball causes the player character's Kage's clothes to change to the next level in colour and thereby attain certain powers (bigger shuriken and/or faster speed); if Kage is hit while in green or orange clothes, he does not die but revert to his normal red clothes. Grabbing a scroll causes Kage to stand still and meditate for several seconds while approaching enemies drop to the ground dead.

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