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The Genji and the Heike Clans Series

The Genji and the Heike Clans

Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Arcade Action Fantasy
October 1, 1986
Released 14457 days ago
Arcade Sharp X68000 Legacy Mobile Device

About

The Genji and the Heike Clans (Genpei Touma-den) is a side-scrolling hack and slash platform game. The player controls Taira no Kagekiyo, a samurai who was killed in the Battle of Dan-no-ura during the Genpei War. Kagekiyo was resurrected to defeat his enemy Minamoto no Yoritomo and the heads of his clan, Minamoto no Yoshitsune and Saito Musashibo Benkei. The game offers three types of action: Small Mode (standard), Big Mode (standard, but with large characters and usually boss fights) and Plain Mode (viewed from an overhead perspective).
The game received a localization when released in Namco Museum.

Storyline

The player controls Taira no Kagekiyo, a samurai that died in the Genpei War and revived to avenge the destruction of his clan, travelling the provinces of Japan while searching for the Imperial Regalia of Japan to face his arch-enemy Minamoto no Yoritomo, and also faces other enemies like Minamoto no Yoshitsune and Musashibō Benkei.

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Release Dates by Platform

Arcade Worldwide
Oct 1, 1986
Sharp X68000 Worldwide
Dec 31, 1988
Legacy Mobile Device Worldwide
Dec 31, 2004

Game Info

Developer
Namco, dempa
Publisher
Namco
Engine
Namco System 86
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric, Side view
Genres
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Arcade
Themes
Action Fantasy

Languages

Text / Subtitles
Japanese

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