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Arkista's Ring
Arkista's Ring
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Developer(s)	American Sammy
Publisher(s)	American Sammy
Composer(s)	Shizuyoshi Okamura
Platform(s)	NES
Genre(s)	Action-Adventure, RPG
Mode(s)	Single-player

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Arkista's Ring is an action-adventure game developed and published by American Sammy for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990. The game is set in a fantasy world, and the player controls a female elf named Christine, in her quest to find the titular magic item.

Gameplay

Much like The Legend of Zelda, the game is played from a top-down perspective pitting the player against a multitude of various enemies. Different, however, is that the game is played out in a very linear fashion, as the player will progress through a total of 124 stages. Each stage starts with the player in control of the heroine Christine, and you must progress by killing a certain number of enemies to gain access to a hidden key. Once the key for the stage is obtained the player must travel through the stage in search of the exit.

Although the game's manual states that there are 32 distinct stages and 125 stages total, the stages begin to repeat after stage 31. These stages repeat four times, with each loop progressing in difficulty and enemy speed. The game is completed after the player successfully finishes the 124th stage. Although the game does not have a save feature, the player is granted 10 continues.

Enemies will randomly leave behind item pouches when they are killed. The items contained in these pouches are also random. Players can collect several upgrades to their bow and arrows, which increase shot distance and damaging strength respectively. Players may also find other beneficial items such as armor, health potions and "ninja stunners" which temporarily freeze ninja enemies in the later stages of the four loops.

Plot

The Elven ring of Arkista has been stolen by the villainous Shogun, which has cast the entire Elven Kingdom into darkness. The only hope for the Elves is that the strong warrior Christine, equipped with only bow and arrows, can travel throughout the Kingdom, and retrieve the ring.

Reception

Allgame's Alan Weiss gave it 3 out of 5 stars, calling it "an extremely pleasant action-adventure game" and drawing parallels to the The Legend of Zelda.^[2]

References

^ "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
^ Alan Weiss, Brett. "Arkista's Ring -Review". Allgame. Retrieved December 4, 2012.

External links

Arkista's Ring at MobyGames

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[1] "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved September 19, 2009.

[2] Alan Weiss, Brett. "Arkista's Ring -Review". Allgame. Retrieved December 4, 2012.

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 |title = Arkista's Ring
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 |publisher=American Sammy
+|composer=Shizuyoshi Okamura
 |genre = [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]], [[Role-playing game|RPG]]
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+'''''Arkista's Ring''''' is an [[action-adventure game]] developed and published by [[American Sammy]] for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1990. The game is set in a [[fantasy]] world, and the player controls a female [[elf]] named Christine, in her [[quest]] to find the titular magic item.
+==Gameplay==
-'''''Arkista's Ring''''' is a video game developed and published by [[American Sammy]] for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1990.  A prime example of the [[Action-adventure game|action-adventure]] genre, the game is set in a [[fantasy]] world, and the player controls a female [[elf]] named Christine, in her [[quest]] to find the Elven ring of Arkista.
+Much like ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', the game is played from a [[top-down perspective]] pitting the player against a multitude of various enemies.  Different, however, is that the game is played out in a very linear fashion, as the player will progress through a total of 124 stages. Each stage starts with the player in control of the heroine Christine, and you must progress by killing a certain number of enemies to gain access to a hidden key. Once the key for the stage is obtained the player must travel through the stage in search of the exit.
+Although the game's manual states that there are 32 distinct stages and 125 stages total, the stages begin to repeat after stage 31. These stages repeat four times, with each loop progressing in difficulty and enemy speed. The game is completed after the player successfully finishes the 124th stage. Although the game does not have a save feature, the player is granted 10 [[continue (video gaming)|continues]].
-==Plot==
-{{Expand section|date=August 2013}}
+Enemies will randomly leave behind item pouches when they are killed. The items contained in these pouches are also random. Players can collect several upgrades to their bow and arrows, which increase shot distance and damaging strength respectively. Players may also find other beneficial items such as armor, health potions and "ninja stunners" which temporarily freeze ninja enemies in the later stages of the four loops.
-The Elven ring of Arkista has been stolen by the villainous Shogun, which has cast the entire Elven Kingdom into darkness.  The only hope for the Elves is that the strong [[warrior]] Christine, equipped with only a [[bow (weapon)|bow]], can travel throughout the Kingdom, and retrieve the ring.
-==Gameplay==
+==Plot==
+The Elven ring of Arkista has been stolen by the villainous [[Shogun]], which has cast the entire Elven Kingdom into darkness. The only hope for the Elves is that the strong warrior Christine, equipped with only bow and arrows, can travel throughout the Kingdom, and retrieve the ring.
-Much like ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', the game is played from a [[top-down perspective]] pitting the player against a multitude of various enemies.  Different, however, is that the game is played out in a very linear fashion, as the player will progress through a total of 124 stages.  Each stage starts with the player in control of the heroine Christine, and you must progress by killing a certain number of enemies to gain access to a hidden key.  Once the key for the stage is obtained the player must travel through the stage in search of the exit.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mobygames.com/game/arkistas-ring| title = Basic game overview | publisher=MobyGames| accessdate = 2008-11-18}}</ref>
-Although the game's manual states that there are 32 distinct stages and 125 stages total, the stages begin to repeat after stage 31.  These stages repeat four times, with each loop progressing in difficulty and enemy speed.  The game is completed after the player successfully finishes the 124th stage. Although the game does not have a save feature, the player is granted 10 [[continue (video gaming)|continues]].
-Enemies will randomly leave behind item pouches when they are killed.  The items contained in these pouches are also random.  Players can collect several upgrades to their bow and arrows, which increase shot distance and damaging strength respectively.  Players may also find other beneficial items such as armor, health potions and "ninja stunners" which temporarily freeze ninja enemies in the later stages of the four loops.
 ==Reception==
+[[Allgame]]'s Alan Weiss gave it 3 out of 5 stars, calling it "an extremely pleasant action-adventure game" and drawing parallels to the ''The Legend of Zelda''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Alan Weiss |first=Brett|title= Arkista's Ring -Review |publisher=[[Allgame]] |accessdate=December 4, 2012 |url=http://allgame.com/game.php?id=18774&tab=review}}</ref>
-{{Expand section|date=August 2013}}
-{{Video game reviews
-| rev1 = [[Allgame]]
-| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Alan Weiss |first=Brett|title= Arkista's Ring -Review |publisher=[[Allgame]] |accessdate=December 4, 2012 |url=http://allgame.com/game.php?id=18774&tab=review}}</ref>
-| rev2 = random.access
-| rev2Score = 4.0/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Unknown |first=Jeff|title= Arkista's Ring -Review |publisher=[[random.access]] |accessdate=December 4, 2012 |url=http://randomacc.net/system/reviews/arkistas_ring.shtml}}</ref>
-}}
-The game has received mixed reviews from critics. [[Allgame]] awarded the game 3 out of 5 stars, calling it "an extremely pleasant action-adventure game",<ref>{{cite web |last=Alan Weiss |first=Brett|title= Arkista's Ring -Review |publisher=[[Allgame]] |accessdate=December 4, 2012 |url=http://allgame.com/game.php?id=18774&tab=review}}</ref> drawing parallels to the [[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|Legend of Zelda]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Alan Weiss |first=Brett|title= Arkista's Ring -Review |publisher=[[Allgame]] |accessdate=December 4, 2012 |url=http://allgame.com/game.php?id=18774&tab=review}}</ref> Random access awarded the game 4.0/10.<ref>{{cite web |last=Unknown |first=Jeff|title= Arkista's Ring -Review |publisher=[[random.access]] |accessdate=December 4, 2012 |url=http://randomacc.net/system/reviews/arkistas_ring.shtml}}</ref>
 ==References==
+{{Refimprove|date=July 2013}}
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+==External links==
+*[http://www.mobygames.com/game/arkistas-ring ''Arkista's Ring''] at [[MobyGames]]
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 [[Category:Action-adventure games]]
+[[Category:Fantasy video games]]
 [[Category:Nintendo Entertainment System-only games]]
 [[Category:North America-exclusive video games]]
+[[Category:Top-down video games]]
+[[Category:Video games developed in Japan]]
 [[Category:Video games featuring female protagonists]]
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