Musashi Ganryuki
| Ganryu | |
|---|---|
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Ganryu arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Visco |
| Distributor(s) | SNK |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release date(s) |
Arcade 1999 |
| Genre(s) |
Platform game hack and slash |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Arcade system | SNK Neo-Geo MVS hardware |
| CPU | Motorola 68000 (12 Mhz) |
| Sound |
Zilog Z80 (4 Mhz) Sound chips: YM2610 (8 Mhz) |
Musashi Ganryuki, (武蔵厳流記), known outside Japan as Ganryu, is a platformer and hack and slash video game developed by Visco Corporation and published by SNK in 1999 on Neo Geo MVS.[1] It is loosely based on Miyamoto Musashi's fight with Sasaki Kojirō. Sasaki went by the fighting name of Ganryū, hence the game's name "Ganryu Musashi".
Gameplay
The game's selectable characters are the samurai swordsman Miyamoto Musashi and his female kunoichi counterpart Suzume. The mission of the game is to rescue Musashi's love Otsu from a clan of evil ninja led by Kojiro Sasaki.
Players are armed with a sword (katana for Musashi/kaiken for Suzume) and a grappling claw. The claw serves as a long-range weapon, and can act as a grapnel in certain settings to reach higher ground or ascend over chasms. A powerful projectile attack can also be achieved by holding down the attack button, although this takes time to charge.
Additional temporary weapons can be found throughout the game, such as shuriken for Musashi, kunai for Suzume, and an "energy ball" weapon. Upon rescuing hostages, rewards are given to the player in form of food (onigiri, takoyaki), which can restore health, or ryo coins for extra points.
Plot
On April 14, 1612, Musashi Miyamoto and Sasaki Kojirō dueled. Musashi had an opportunity to see Kojiro's sword sometime before the duel and knew of its long length, so Musashi made his sword even longer. When Musashi arrived on the beach for the duel, he jumped over a low strike of Kojiro's, reaching about a meter off the ground and came down on Kojiro's head with his heavy wooden sword. Kojiro lay dying on the sand and Musashi left without killing him. Some of Musashi's critics called Musashi a coward for not killing Kojiro, but Musashi was satisfied that Kojiro had been defeated.
One year later, Musashi and his longtime love, Otsu plan to meet in Kyoto intending to elope. Otsu is accompanied by her younger sister, Suzume, a kunoichi of the Iga clan. During this time, mysterious kidnappings are happening in Kyoto by a clan of sinister ninja. Before Musashi arrives, Otsu is kidnapped while Suzume is away momentarily. Musashi and Suzume team up in order to rescue Otsu.
As they embark on the rescue, the twosome battle against the evil ninja and fearsome monsters, and encounter the source of the kidnappings: Sasaki Kojiro, having been ressurected upon a dying wish for revenge against Musashi. Kojiro has reincarnated into the evil demigod, Chaos. He challenges Musashi and Suzume to meet him at Ganryujima, where a final showdown commences.
Realizing that their strength comes from their mutual love for Otsu, Musashi and Suzume fight Chaos and destroy him once and for all. Upon Chaos' defeat, Musashi and Suzume are reunited with Otsu. Musashi and Otsu finally marry, and Suzume takes her sister's role in the Iga clan as a priestess.
References
External links
- Ganryu / Musashi Ganryuki (english and italian).
- Ganryu.
- Ganryu / Musashi Ganryuki - Arcade.
- Ganryu - Videogame by SNK.