Kaze Kiri
| Kaze Kiri | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Hack and slash |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Kaze Kiri (風霧), 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 hack and slash ninja game set in feudal Japan.
Gameplay
Plot
Princess Shizu (静姫 Shizuhime) has been kidnapped and imprisoned in the castle of the evil Hiei (飛影). The young ninja Kaze Kiri (風霧) is sent to infiltrate Hiei's castle and rescue Shizuhime. The female ninja Suzu (鈴) is also available after completing the game once.
Release
The game was released in Japan on April 28, 1994 for the PC Engine CD-ROM². The physical game has since gone on to become a rare and valuable item among game collectors.[1][2][3]
Reception
Kaze Kiri received a mediocre score of 23/40 from Famitsu.[4] 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.[5]
In a retrospective review, 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."[6]
See also
References
- ^ "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.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Gallery: Crazy Collectibles From PAX East Retrogame Roadshow". WIRED. 16 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-12-29. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Memoirs of a Virtual Caveman". google.com.
- ^ "風霧（KAZE KIRI）". famitsu.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Rox, Nick (November 1994). "Kaze Kiri". Gamefan. Vol. 2, no. 11. p. 138.
- ^ Retro Gamer 129, pages 44-45.