Valkyrie no Densetsu[a] is a 1989 action-adventure role-playing arcade game developed and published in Japan by Namco. Up to two players control the warrior maiden Valkyrie or her lizard-like companion Kurino Xandra as they set out to drop a mythical item called the Golden Seed into the Northern Fountain to replenish the dying cropfields of Xandra Land, and must also stop the antagonist Kamooz, who also sets out for the Golden Seed to enslave all the inhabitants of Marvel Land. Gameplay involves defeating enemies and collecting gold to purchase magical spells and weapons in shops. It is a followup to the 1986 Family Computer game Valkyrie no Bōken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu, with Valkyrie no Densetsu having a greater focus on action.
Valkyrie no Densetsu was the creation of Namco artist Hiroshi Fujii and a designer only known by the pseudonym of "Koakuman". The game's world, the fictional kingdom of Marvel Land, was greatly inspired by Viking tales from northern Europe and the middle ages, with a heavy emphesis on having a sort-of "magical" feel of it. It was originally meant to be four-player action game in the vein of titles like Gauntlet with a cabinet-linking system similar to Final Lap, which was scrapped later on. Characters were made to have personality and depth, a design choice inspired by The Wizard of Oz. The team envisioned a world that changed as the player progressed onward, with transitioning seasons and landscapes, however the usage of a vertical-oriented monitor forced much of this to be scrapped or altered.
Valkyrie no Densetsu was released in arcades to critical acclaim for its gameplay, characters and world, winning several awards from Gamest magazine. Namco ported the game to the PC Engine in 1990, a conversion that was met with a more mixed response for its difficulty, downgraded graphics and altered gameplay. The game was mostly unknown outside Japan until the release of Namco Museum Vol. 5 in 1997, which renamed the game to The Legend of Valkyrie and was fully translated into English. Several additional ports were made, including those for Windows, Japanese mobile phones and the Wii Virtual Console. The PC Engine conversion is also one of the 50 built-in games included in the upcoming TurboGrafx-16 Mini by Konami.
(個人通關414)
viking engine 在 Viking Aircraft Engines - Home | Facebook 的推薦與評價
... <看更多>
相關內容