Demon Sword

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Demon Sword
Developer(s) Taito
Publisher(s) Taito
Platform(s) NES
Release date 1989
Genre(s) Action / Platformer
Mode(s) Single player

Demon Sword (Fudou Myouou Den, 不動明王伝) is an action video game developed by Taito in 1989 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is similar in gameplay to Legend of Kage, and thus was often treated by gamers as the sequel to the game, although this is not the case.

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[edit] Plot

The game starts out with an evil demon ruling over the world and its inhabitants, who live in fear of it. However, a man named Victar, who comes from a small village, has a sword that can destroy the demon. The blade had previously been split up into pieces, though, and Victar must travel through three worlds to get back the three broken pieces in order to restore the sword to defeat the demon.

[edit] Gameplay

The game contains three worlds, with two stages in each of them plus a final stage making 7 stages total. In order to regain the pieces of the shattered sword and advance in the game, the player must defeat a boss at the end of every stage. The player will also encounter enemies on the way to the boss, which must be defeated with a variety of weapons and magic spells, such as the character's Demon Sword (which he begins the game with), arrow darts, and power beams. The player can also jump over enemies and change direction in midair, as well as land in and run on top of trees. However, the player must be careful when jumping, as there are various traps, such as holes, that the player can land in.

[edit] Differences between Demon Sword and Fudou Myouou Den

  • The player in Demon Sword has a life bar for each life remaining, while the player in Fudou Myouou Den has only life counts.

There are six more stages in Fudou that are unavailable in Demon Sword.

There are more items and more magic spells available in Fudou.


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