Phantom Fighter
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Developer(s) | Marionette/SRS |
Publisher(s) | |
Designer(s) | Kunihiko Kagawa |
Programmer(s) | Yoshiaki Sakaguchi |
Artist(s) | Seishi Yokota |
Composer(s) | Hironari Tadokoro |
Platform(s) | NES |
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Genre(s) | Action |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Phantom Fighter (霊幻道士, Reigen Dōshi) is a beat 'em up video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988 in Japan, and in April 1990 in the United States. The Japanese version is based on the 1985 film, Mr. Vampire (Reigen Dōshi being the Japanese title of the film).
Gameplay
[edit]As a kung-fu master, the player must fight through eight towns filled with kyonshi (Chinese vampires), each with a unique town boss, until the final confrontation with an evil witch. An infinite amount of continues are available to complete the game.
A small selection of items, and a large selection of fighting moves, could be used on the enemy. The game also included a hidden character that made the game much more difficult, a baby kyonshi or "conshi." Instead of keeping track of available items, the game's inventory screen tabulates all the possible items in the game.
Reception
[edit]AllGame gave the game a score of 3 out of 5 stars.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Phantom Fighter - Overview - allgame". www.allgame.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
External links
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- 1988 video games
- Action games
- Fujisankei Communications International games
- Nintendo Entertainment System games
- Nintendo Entertainment System-only games
- Side-scrolling video games
- Single-player video games
- Video games about vampires
- Video games about witchcraft
- Video games about zombies
- Video games based on films
- Video games developed in Japan
- Wuxia video games
- Action game stubs