Samurai-Ghost
{{Short description|1992 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
|title = Samurai-Ghost
|image = TurboGrafx-16 Samurai-Ghost cover art.jpg
|developer = Now Production
|publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|Namco|NA|Turbo Technologies}}
|designer = H. Chatani
|programmer = Naoki Higashio
|artist = Masaru Moriya
Takashi Yoshida
|composer = Miyoshi Okuyama
|series = Genpei Tōma Den
|platforms = TurboGrafx-16
|released = {{vgrelease|JP|April 7, 1992|NA|1992}}
|genre = Hack and slash
|modes = Single-player
}}
Samurai-Ghost{{efn|Known in Japan as {{nihongo|The Genji and Heike Clans: Vol. 2|源平討魔伝 巻ノ弐|Genpei Tōma Den: Kan no Ni||lead=yes}}}} is a 1992 hack and slash video game released by Namco for the TurboGrafx-16. It is the sequel to Genpei Tōma Den. It was released on the Wii Virtual Console in North America on October 29, 2007, and in Europe on November 2, 2007.
Gameplay
File:TG-16 Samurai-Ghost (Genpei Tōma Den - Kan no Ni).png
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As with the previous game, the player controls the resurrected samurai Taira no Kagekiyo, defeating demons and monsters across several levels. Given his undead nature, Kagekiyo has access to supernatural powers such as levitation and the ability to cast energy projectiles.
Samurai-Ghost has a similar plot to its predecessor, in that Kagekiyo fights against Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Saitō Musashibō Benkei, and his arch enemy Minamoto no Yoritomo. Kagekiyo now also faces Minamoto no Yoshinaka (also known as Kiso no Yoshinaka), who commits seppuku when defeated.
Development and release
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Reception
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| EGM = 20/40{{cite magazine|last1=Harris|first1=Steve|last2=Semrad|first2=Ed|last3=Alessi|first3=Martin|last4=Williams|first4=Ken|url=https://archive.org/stream/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_43#page/n25/mode/1up|title=Review Crew - Turbo Duo - Samurai-Ghost|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|issue=43|publisher=Sendai Publishing|date=February 1993|page=26}}
| EuroG = 5/10{{cite web |last1=Whitehead |first1=Dan |title=Virtual Console Roundup • Page 2 |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_vcround_wii?page=2 |website=Eurogamer |publisher=Gamer Network |access-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821013537/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_vcround_wii?page=2 |archive-date=21 August 2016 |page=2 |date=3 November 2007}}
| Fam = 21/40{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/weekly-famitsu-no.-174-april-17th-1992-600dpi/Weekly%20Famitsu%20-%20No.%20174%20April%2017th%201992%20%28Compressed%29#page/n36/mode/1up|title=源平討魔伝 巻ノ弐 (PCエンジン) - レビュー・評価・感想|magazine=Famitsu|publisher=ASCII Corporation|date=April 17, 1992|page=37|language=ja}}
| GMaster = 33%{{cite magazine|last=Loveday|first=Leigh|author-link=Leigh Loveday|title=We Love Old Games - Samurai Ghost (TurboGrafx)|magazine=GamesMaster|issue=262|publisher=Future plc|date=April 2013|pages=94–95}}
| GSpot = 2/10{{cite web |last1=Provo |first1=Frank |title=Samurai Ghost Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/samurai-ghost-review/1900-6182318/ |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909104155/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/samurai-ghost-review/1900-6182318/ |archive-date=9 September 2014 |date=5 November 2007}}
| IGN = 2.5/10{{cite web |last1=M. Thomas |first1=Lucas |title=Samurai Ghost (Virtual Console) Review |url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/830/830971p1.html |publisher=IGN |access-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071101105928/http://wii.ign.com/articles/830/830971p1.html |archive-date=1 November 2007 |url-status=dead |date=29 October 2007}}
| JS = 66%{{cite magazine|last=Demoly|first=Jean-Marc|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Joystick/joystick_numero028/Joystick%20028%20-%20Page%20129%20%281992-06%29.jpg|title=Consoles News: Equinox Warrior II (PC Engine)|magazine=Joystick|issue=28|publisher=Sipress|date=June 1992|page=129|lang=fr}}
| NLife = {{rating|3|10}}{{cite web |last1=van Duyn |first1=Marcel |title=Samurai Ghost Review (TG-16) |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2007/10/samurai_ghost_virtual_console |website=Nintendo Life |publisher=Gamer Network |access-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230123455/http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2007/10/samurai_ghost_virtual_console |archive-date=30 December 2019 |date=29 October 2007}}
| rev1 = Play Time
| rev1Score = 46%{{cite magazine|last=Reischmann|first=Robert|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/b/b4/PlayTime_DE_1993-05.pdf|title=Turbo Duo - Samurai Ghost|magazine=Play Time|issue=23|publisher=Computec|date=May 1993|page=120|lang=de}}
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Samurai-Ghost was met with mixed reception from critics.{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/gekkan-pc-engine-issue-44-may-1992/page/159/mode/1up|title=Review: 源平討魔伝 巻ノ弐|magazine=Gekkan PC Engine|issue=44|publisher=Shogakukan|date=May 1992|language=ja}}{{cite magazine|title=源平討魔伝 巻ノ弐|magazine=Marukatsu PC Engine|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten|lang=ja}} However, fan reception was positive: readers of PC Engine Fan voted to give the game a 20.28 out of 30 score, ranking at the number 328 spot in a poll, indicating a popular following.{{cite magazine|title=PC Engine All Catalog '93 10月号特別付録 - 源平討魔伝 巻ノ弐|magazine=PC Engine Fan|volume=6|issue=10|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|date=1 October 1993|page=11|lang=ja}}
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Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/tg16/588981-samurai-ghost Samurai-Ghost] at GameFAQs
- [https://www.giantbomb.com/samurai-ghost/3030-19877/ Samurai-Ghost] at Giant Bomb
- [https://www.mobygames.com/game/samurai-ghost Samurai-Ghost] at MobyGames
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Category:Single-player video games
Category:Turbo Technologies games
Category:Video games about samurai
Category:Video games developed in Japan
Category:Video games set in feudal Japan
Category:Virtual Console games
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