The Legend of Kage
The Legend of Kage is a 1985 Action, Side-scroll Perspective, and Single-player Platformer video game developed by Taito and published by Square Enix for Nintendo. The game takes place in the 2D world where the player assumes the role of the young ninja named Kage. According to the plot, the player is on an epic mission to save Princess Kiri from the vicious villains named Yuki and Yoshi. The player must struggle to battle his way through the forest, along with the mysterious passageway, through the castle and up the fortress wall, saving Princess two times to win the game. The season will be changed as the player rescues the princess. The player character is equipped with a kodachi sword and countless shuriken. Main gameplay focuses on killing enemies and enemy monks over five challenging stages. Each stage has its unique perspective, set of enemies and objectives. The player moves across the world from a side-scroll perspective, use a shuriken to kill enemies at distant and sword for a close encounter. With old-school graphics, good mechanics, and well-written storyline, The Legend of Kage is an excellent game to play.
#1 Sumioni: Demon Arts
Sumioni: Demon Arts is an Action, Platform, and Single-player video game developed by Acquire Corp. and published by Xseed Games. The game starts with once upon a time in Feudal Japan, where a wicked summoner came along with a massive evil. At that time, there’s only a man who could stop him, an advisor to the ex-chancellor known as Tengan. But the wicked summoner anticipated his challenge and had an advisor to prison forever. After that, Tengan elected to free a Sumioni at the cost of his life. The game takes place in the 2D world where the player controls the protagonist who can explore the Feudal Japan environment from a side-scroll perspective. During the gameplay, the player must reveal his brutal powers, take down the opposing team, avoid obstacles, and reach the end of each level to confront the boss and obtain unique power-ups. The protagonist is equipped with a mighty sword that can be used to kill enemies for points. The level difficulty will be increased as the player progresses and the final stage is too severe that the player needs lots of concentration, strategy, and powerful ranged weapon to clear it. Sumioni: Demon Arts includes key features such as Save the World, Stop Evil Plan, Become a Hero, and more.