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Valkyrie No Bōken
is a video game developed and published by Namco. It was released in Japan for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Family Computer on August 1, 1986. It was also released for the Virtual Console of multiple Nintendo consoles, for the Wii on March 20, 2007, for the Nintendo 3DS on September 4, 2013 and for the Wii U on February 4, 2015. Gameplay The player controls Valkyrie in her quest to defeat Zouna and restore peace to Marvel Land. Valkyrie fights monsters, collects gold and finds stronger equipment which will increase her powers. Without in-game hints or advice, the player must devise a plan to defeat Zouna, with many of Valkyrie's tasks not immediately apparent; some can only be guessed by exploration and experimentation. When Valkyrie defeats a monster, she earns experience points towards the next level and (usually) a small amount of money. Although money is scarce in Marvel Land, the player rarely needs it to buy equipment. All the game's items can be obtained for free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namco
was a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company founded in 1955. It operated video arcades and amusement parks globally, and produced video games, films, toys, and arcade cabinets. Namco was one of the most influential companies in the coin-op and arcade game industry, producing multi-million-selling game franchises such as '' Pac-Man'', ''Galaxian'', '' Tekken'', '' Tales'', '' Ridge Racer'', and '' Ace Combat''. The name ''Namco'' comes from ''Nakamura Manufacturing Company'', derived from Namco's founder, Masaya Nakamura. In the 1960s, Nakamura Manufacturing built electro-mechanical arcade games such as the 1965 hit ''Periscope''. It entered the video game industry after acquiring the struggling Japanese division of Atari in 1974, distributing games such as '' Breakout'' in Japan. The company renamed itself Namco in 1977 and published '' Gee Bee'', its first original video game, a year later. Among Namco's first major hits was the fixed shooter '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Luster
is a 1985 space combat simulator video game developed and published by Namco for the Family Computer. It was only released in Japan. An arcade version for the Nintendo VS. System was released the same year as ''VS. Star Luster''. ''Star Luster'' is set in the same universe as Namco's ''Bosconian'' (1981), and the gameplay has strong similarities to Atari, Inc.'s ''Star Raiders'' from 1979. An enhanced version of ''Star Luster'' was published for the X68000 in August 1994. A sequel, '' Star Ixiom'', was released for the PlayStation in 1999. ''Star Luster'' was initially met with mixed reviews and poor sales. The game's reliance on obtuse level objectives and random enemy encounters have been blamed for its lack of popularity, in addition to the Famicom's userbase being primarily children that didn't understand its design. Retrospectively, ''Star Luster'' has received more positive reviews for its 3D perspective and presentation. Gameplay ''Star Luster'' involves moving throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valkyrie No Densetsu
''Valkyrie no Densetsu'' is a 1989 Action-adventure game, action-adventure role-playing game, role-playing arcade game developed and published in Japan by Namco. It is a follow-up to the Family Computer game ''Valkyrie no Bōken'' (1986). Players control the warrior maiden Valkyrie and 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 crop fields of Xandra Land. Gameplay involves defeating enemies and collecting gold to purchase magical spells and weapons in shops. ''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 emphasis on having a sort-of "magical" feel of it. It was originally meant to be a four-player action game in the vein of titles like ''Gauntl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
