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The Legend of Kage

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Genres
Hack and slash/Beat 'em upArcade
Themes
ActionFantasy
Modes
Single playerMultiplayerCo-operative
Perspective
Side view
Developers
Tose, Taito
Publishers
Square Enix, Taito
Local co-op
No
Campaign co-op
No
Release dates
Platform Date
Family Computer April 18, 1986
Nintendo Entertainment System August 01, 1987
Wii February 19, 2007
Nintendo 3DS January 22, 2014
Wii U June 04, 2014

About

The Legend of Kage is a port of the 1985 arcade game under the same name. The player is armed with a kodachi shortsword and an unlimited amount of shuriken. Grabbing a crystal ball causes the player character's Kage's clothes to change to the next level in colour and thereby attain certain powers (bigger shuriken and/or faster speed); if Kage is hit while in green or orange clothes, he does not die but revert to his normal red clothes. Grabbing a scroll causes Kage to stand still and meditate for several seconds while approaching enemies drop to the ground dead.

Story

The player takes role of the young Iga ninja named Kage ("Shadow") on the mission to rescue Princess Kiri (Kirihime) from the villains Yoshi (Yoshiro Yukikusa) and Yuki (Yukinosuke Kiri). Kage must fight his way through the forest, along the secret passageway, up the fortress wall and through the castle, rescuing her two times (three in the NES version) in order to win the game. Each time the princess is rescued, the seasons change in the game.

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