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IGDB / 4593

The Legend of Kage

1985 65 / 100 Arcade Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Puzzle
The Legend of Kage is a 1985 arcade game by Taito and was released for several contemporary video game home systems in 1986. 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 o Show full summary

The Legend of Kage is a 1985 arcade game by Taito and was released for several contemporary video game home systems in 1986. 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 (although the scrolls appear in the arcade version, the crystal balls do not). This MSX version was brought without a license to the SG-1000 in Taiwan.

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayCombat-focused GameplayPuzzles Game modeCo-op Game modeMultiplayer

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Story & context

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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The Legend of Kage: release, platforms, and facts

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Taito
Publisher
Taito, Imagine Software, Nidecom Soft
Franchise
Standalone
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action, Fantasy
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Arcade Oct 01, 1985
  • Commodore C64/128/MAX 1986
  • MSX 1986
  • Amstrad CPC 1986
  • ZX Spectrum 1986

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