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''Kaze Kiri'' received a mediocre score of 23/40 from ''[[Famitsu]]''.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=7679|title=風霧（KAZE KIRI）|work=famitsu.com|access-date=2015-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117042029/http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=7679|archive-date=2015-11-17|url-status=live}}</ref> Nick Cox writing in ''GameFan'' praised the game and recommended playing it. He compared the game as a combination of ''[[The Ninja Warriors (1994 video game)|Ninja Warriors]]'', ''[[Dracula X]]'', and ''[[Strider (arcade game)|Strider]].'' He praised the graphical effects in the levels, the size of the enemies, as well as the character animations. He explained the only flaw in the game was the music, which he felt was only adequate.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine|last=Rox|first=Nick|date=November 1994|title=Kaze Kiri|magazine=Gamefan|volume=2|issue=11|page=138}}</ref> |
''Kaze Kiri'' received a mediocre score of 23/40 from ''[[Famitsu]]''.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=7679|title=風霧（KAZE KIRI）|work=famitsu.com|access-date=2015-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117042029/http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=7679|archive-date=2015-11-17|url-status=live}}</ref> Nick Cox writing in ''GameFan'' praised the game and recommended playing it. He compared the game as a combination of ''[[The Ninja Warriors (1994 video game)|Ninja Warriors]]'', ''[[Dracula X]]'', and ''[[Strider (arcade game)|Strider]].'' He praised the graphical effects in the levels, the size of the enemies, as well as the character animations. He explained the only flaw in the game was the music, which he felt was only adequate.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine|last=Rox|first=Nick|date=November 1994|title=Kaze Kiri|magazine=Gamefan|volume=2|issue=11|page=138}}</ref> |
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Retrospective reviews were also positive. French magazine ''Retro Game'' heavily praised the game.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Falcon |first=Par H. |date=2008 |title=Super CD2 NEC Review: La Polemique Kaze Kiri |language=FR |pages=48-52 |work=Retro Game |publisher=Japan Culture Press |issue=4 |location=France}}</ref> ''[[Retro Gamer]]'' magazine highlighted it as one of the most memorable games about Japanese warriors, opining it "perhaps doesn't quite live up to the hype generated by its rare status and price tag - its gameplay will lack variety for some - but is and undeniably stylish game that deserves greater exposure."<ref>''Retro Gamer'' 129, pages 44-45.</ref> |
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| Developer(s) | Naxat Soft |
| Publisher(s) | Naxat Soft |
| Director(s) | Kazuhiko Inoue |
| Producer(s) | Kazuhiko Inoue |
| Designer(s) | Kazuhiko Inoue Manabu Sakai Masanori Iizuka |
| Programmer(s) | Yoshinori Hironaka |
| Artist(s) | Kazuhiko Inoue Manabu Sakai Masanori Iizuka |
| Writer(s) | Kazuhiko Inoue |
| Composer(s) | Daisuke Morishima |
| Platform(s) | PC Engine CD-ROM² |
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| Genre(s) | Hack and slash |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Kaze Kiri ,[a] also known as Kaze Kiri: Ninja Action, is a 1994 Japanese video game for the PC Engine CD-ROM² system. Developed and published by Naxat Soft the game was released only in Japan. It is a side scrolling ninja game set in feudal Japan.
Development
The game was developed by Naxat Soft, and was directed by Kazuhiko Inoue who also wrote the story.
The game features various graphical effects in the background, including parallax scrolling, and water transparencies.[1]
Gameplay
Kaze Kiri is a side scrolling hack and slash game that has nineteen stages in total.[1]
Plot
Set in Japan during Edo jidai, the game begins when Shizuhime, the daughter of a warlord named Yoshikage is kidnapped. She was kidnapped by the ninja Hiei. Yoshikage sends the ninja Kaze Kiri to retrieve his daughter. Both Hiei and Kaze Kiri were trained by the same master, Gembu, and are rivals to each other.[1]
Release
The game was released in Japan on April 28, 1994 for the PC Engine CD-ROM².[2] The physical game has since gone on to become a rare and valuable item among game collectors.[3][4][5]
Reception
Kaze Kiri received a mediocre score of 23/40 from Famitsu.[2] Nick Cox writing in GameFan praised the game and recommended playing it. He compared the game as a combination of Ninja Warriors, Dracula X, and Strider. He praised the graphical effects in the levels, the size of the enemies, as well as the character animations. He explained the only flaw in the game was the music, which he felt was only adequate.[1]
Retrospective reviews were also positive. French magazine Retro Game heavily praised the game.[6] Retro Gamer magazine highlighted it as one of the most memorable games about Japanese warriors, opining it "perhaps doesn't quite live up to the hype generated by its rare status and price tag - its gameplay will lack variety for some - but is and undeniably stylish game that deserves greater exposure."[7]
See also
Notes
- ^ "Kaze Kira" (風霧, lit. "Wind Slicer")
References
- ^ a b c d Rox, Nick (November 1994). "Kaze Kiri". Gamefan. Vol. 2, no. 11. p. 138.
- ^ a b "風霧（KAZE KIRI）". famitsu.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "A guide to gaming's most valuable treasures". Eurogamer.net. 25 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "Gallery: Crazy Collectibles From PAX East Retrogame Roadshow". WIRED. 16 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-12-29. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^ Strangman, Rob (20 August 2014). Memoirs of a Virtual Caveman. ISBN 9781312379046.
- ^ Falcon, Par H. (2008). "Super CD2 NEC Review: La Polemique Kaze Kiri". Retro Game (in French). No. 4. France: Japan Culture Press. pp. 48–52.
- ^ Retro Gamer 129, pages 44-45.