Goemon: Bouken Jidai Katsugeki
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is a Ganbare Goemon
game released for the PlayStation 2
on December 21, 2000. This is the third game game in the series with 3D gaming, following Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
and Ganbare Goemon: Kuru Nara Koi! Ayashige Ikka no Kuroi Kage
. Unlike most of the other games, this game departs from the quirky humor that the franchise is known for, and replaces it with a more serious tone.
games with some role-playing game
elements, the player assumes the role of Goemon, who is set once again to save Japan.
Goemon is able to use a large variety of weapons (including his trademark pipe), as well as equip sub-weapons, items and magic, which can be assigned in 4 hexagons for quick use. Another twist is the addition of a white tiger known as Kotora, whom Goemon can use to attack enemies when he locks on them.
attempted to bring the game to English audiences as Mystical Ninja Goemon beginning in 2002. Motivated to promote a series "that's never quite received the recognition it deserves here [in the United States]," Working Designs displayed the game in its booth at E3 the same year. Mystical Ninja Goemon remained on the studio's release list until its closing in 2005; it is rumored that Sony
squashed the game's release due to subpar graphics.
Ganbare Goemon
, known as Legend of the Mystical Ninja, Mystical Ninja, and Goemon in North America and the PAL region, is a long-running video game series produced by Konami....
game released for the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
on December 21, 2000. This is the third game game in the series with 3D gaming, following Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon, known as in Japan, is an action-adventure video game released by Konami for the Nintendo 64 on August 7, 1997 in Japan and April 16, 1998 in North America as the fifth entry in the Ganbare Goemon series...
and Ganbare Goemon: Kuru Nara Koi! Ayashige Ikka no Kuroi Kage
Ganbare Goemon: Kuru Nara Koi! Ayashige Ikka no Kuroi Kage
is a Ganbare Goemon game released for the PlayStation on December 23, 1998. It was released alongside Goemon's Great Adventure for the Nintendo 64...
. Unlike most of the other games, this game departs from the quirky humor that the franchise is known for, and replaces it with a more serious tone.
Gameplay
Inspired by the three-dimensional The Legend of ZeldaThe Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda, originally released as in Japan, is a video game developed and published by Nintendo, and designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. Set in the fantasy land of Hyrule, the plot centers on a boy named Link, the playable protagonist, who aims to collect the eight fragments...
games with some role-playing game
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
elements, the player assumes the role of Goemon, who is set once again to save Japan.
Goemon is able to use a large variety of weapons (including his trademark pipe), as well as equip sub-weapons, items and magic, which can be assigned in 4 hexagons for quick use. Another twist is the addition of a white tiger known as Kotora, whom Goemon can use to attack enemies when he locks on them.
Localization attempts
The now-defunct company Working DesignsWorking Designs
Working Designs was an American video game publisher that specialized in the localization of Japanese console role-playing games, strategy video games and top-down shooters for various video game platforms. Though the company had published many 'cult hits', it was known best to fans as the...
attempted to bring the game to English audiences as Mystical Ninja Goemon beginning in 2002. Motivated to promote a series "that's never quite received the recognition it deserves here [in the United States]," Working Designs displayed the game in its booth at E3 the same year. Mystical Ninja Goemon remained on the studio's release list until its closing in 2005; it is rumored that Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
squashed the game's release due to subpar graphics.