Tiger Road

{{Infobox video game

| title = Tiger Road

| image = Tiger road arcade flyer.jpg

| caption =

| developer = {{collapsible list|title={{nobold|Capcom}}|Capcom
Probe Software (home computers)
Advance Communication (PC Engine/TG16)
Capcom (PS2/Xbox)}}

| publisher = {{collapsible list|title={{nobold|Romstar}}|U.S. Gold|(European home computers)|Capcom|Amiga 500, US C64) |Victor Musical Industries (PC Engine)
NEC (TG16)
Capcom (PS2/Xbox)}}

| designer = Tokuro Fujiwara

| composer = Harumi Fujita, Tamayo Kawamoto, Junko Tamiya (Arcade)
Osamu Kasai, Masaaki Harada, Shinji Nakayama (TG16)

| released = {{vgrelease|NA|November 5, 1987}}

| genre = Hack and slash, platform

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

| platforms = Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum

}}

{{Nihongo foot|Tiger Road|虎への道|The Way of a Tiger|group=lower-alpha|lead=yes}} is a 1987 hack and slash platform video game developed and published by Capcom for arcades.

Home computer versions were released in Europe by U.S. Gold for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, and ZX Spectrum. An alternate version for the Commodore 64 was released in the United States by Capcom who also published an Amiga 500 port of the game in that region.

A remade version for the PC Engine/TurboGrafx 16 was released in 1990 in Japan and North America. The original arcade game is included in Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

Plot

In Tiger Road, the player is placed in the shoes of Lee Wong, a master of the Tiger Technique of Oh-Lin. Before the start of the game, Lee's comrades were attacked (with casualties) and children of Oh-Lin were abducted by minions of the Dragon God Ryuken, a warlord and a master of the Dragon Aura Technique who seeks to conquer China. The abducted children are held at the temple of Ryugado (which is also Ryuken's residence) to be brainwashed into becoming Ryuken's soldiers. To win the game, the player must advance past five stages and retrieve scrolls through training areas (bonus stages) to acquire health and weapon power upgrades, and also the Double-Headed Tiger Fighting Technique known as the Tora Kikoh to defeat Ryuken and rescue the children held hostage at the Ryugadoh.

Regional differences

The Japanese arcade release has additional sound hardware, allowing the game to play digital voice samples using an additional Z80 and MSM5205 digital sound chip. In addition, Japanese version must be played twice to see the ending.

The world and USA releases had additional sound hardware removed, and these releases do not play any voice samples, lowering the production cost of the PCB. International release only has to complete the game once to see the ending.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Tiger Road on their January 1, 1988 issue as being the eighth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.{{cite magazine|title=Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)|magazine=Game Machine|issue=323|publisher=Amusement Press, Inc.|date=1 January 1988|page=37|lang=ja}} The game was reviewed in 1990 in Dragon #156 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars.{{cite journal

|title=The Role of Computers

|journal=Dragon

|issue=156

|date=April 1990

|pages=89–95}}

Reviews

Génération 4 (April 1990)[http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Generation%204/generation4_numero021/Gen4%20N021%20-%20Avril%201990%20-%20Page%20067.jpg Génération 4] abandonware.org
Joystick (French) (May 1990)[http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Joystick/joystick_numero005/joystick%20-%20N005%20-%20mai%201990%20-%20page058et%20page059.jpg Joystick] abandonware.org
Zzap!64 (March 1989){{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/zzap64-magazine-047/page/n84/mode/2up | title=ZZap!64 Magazine Issue 047 | date=March 1989}}
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) (June 1990){{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/ace-magazine-33/page/n61/mode/2up | title=ACE Magazine Issue 33 | date=June 1990}}
The Games Machine (April 1989){{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/thegamesmachine-magazine-17/page/n28/mode/2up | title=The Games Machine Magazine Issue 17}}
Power Play (April 1989){{cite web | url=http://www.kultpower.de/archiv/heft_powerplay_1989-05_seite50 | title=Kultpower Archiv: Komplettscan Powerplay 5/1989}}
Commodore User (April 1989){{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/commodore-user-magazine-67/page/n53/mode/2up | title=Commodore User Magazine Issue 67 | date=April 1989}}
Commodore User (January 1989){{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue641989Jan/page/n35/mode/2up | title=Commodore_User_Issue_64_1989_Jan}}
Computer and Video Games (February 1989){{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-088/page/n61/mode/2up | title=CVG Magazine Issue 088 | date=February 1989}}
The Games Machine (May 1989){{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/the-games-machine-18/page/n42/mode/2up | title=The Games Machine Issue 18}}
Amiga User International (June 1989){{cite web | url=http://amr.abime.net/review_7264 | title=Tiger Road review from AUI Vol 3 No 6 (Jun 1989) - Amiga Magazine Rack}}
TurboPlay (October 1990)[http://archives.tg-16.com/archive-one/TP-03-09.jpg Turbo Play] archives.tg-16.com
Your Sinclair (January 1989)[http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/tigerroad.htm Tiger Road] ysrnry.co.uk
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) (November 1990)
Power Play (July 1988){{cite web | url=http://www.kultpower.de/archiv/heft_powerplay_1988-06_seite96 | title=Kultpower Archiv: Komplettscan Powerplay 6/1988}}
The One (April 1989){{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-07/page/n76/mode/2up | title=TheOne Magazine Issue 07 | date=April 1989}}
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) (March 1989){{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/ace-magazine-18/page/n63/mode/2up | title=ACE Magazine Issue 18 | date=March 1989}}
Computer and Video Games (February 1989){{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-088/page/n61/mode/2up | title=CVG Magazine Issue 088 | date=February 1989}}
Crash! (February 1989){{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/Crash_No._61_1989-02_Newsfield_GB/page/n57/mode/2up | title=Crash - No. 61 (1989-02) (Newsfield) (GB) | date=February 1989}}
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) (January 1989){{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/asm_magazine-1989-02/page/n11/mode/2up | title=Aktueller Software Markt (ASM) Magazine (February 1989) | date=February 1989}}
Amiga Computing (June 1989){{cite web | url=https://amigareviews.leveluphost.com/tigerroa.htm#tigerroadac | title=Amiga Reviews: Tiger Road}}
Computer and Video Games (June 1990)[https://ia800604.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/1/items/World_of_Spectrum_June_2017_Mirror/World%20of%20Spectrum%20June%202017%20Mirror.zip&file=World%20of%20Spectrum%20June%202017%20Mirror/sinclair/magazines/Computer-and-Video-Games/Issue103/Pages/CVG10300107.jpg Computer and Video Games] archive.org
The One for Amiga Games (May 1991){{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/One_for_ST_Games_The_Issue_032_1991-05_EMAP_Images_GB/page/n109/mode/2up | title=One for ST Games, the - Issue 032 (1991-05) (EMAP Images) (GB) | date=May 1991}}
Atari ST User (July 1989){{cite web | url=http://www.atarimania.com/atari-magazine-issue-atari-st-user-vol-4-no-05_1130.html | title=Atari ST User (Vol. 4, No. 05) - July - 1989: Atari magazine scans, PDF}}
Your Sinclair (March 1991){{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/your-sinclair-63/page/n79/mode/2up | title=Your Sinclair Magazine Issue 63 | date=March 1991}}
Your Sinclair (March 1988){{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/your-sinclair-27/page/n79/mode/2up | title=Your Sinclair Magazine Issue 27 | date=March 1988}}

Notes

References

External links

{{moby game|id=/tiger-road|name=Tiger Road}}
[http://cheats.ign.com/objects/006/006101.html Tiger Road] at IGN
[http://archives.tg-16.com/turbo_play_0004.htm#t12 Tiger Road Strategy Guide (TurboGrafx-16)] at TurboPlay Magazine Archives

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