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Ankoku Shinwa: Yamato Takeru Densetsu

Release Date calendar
March 24, 1989
Game Type type
Released
Max Players players
1
Overview

Ankoku Shinwa: Yamato Takeru Densetsu ("Dark Myth: The Legend of Takeru Yamato") is an adventure game based on a manga of the same name by Daijiro Morohoshi, who wrote a lot of sci-fi and historical mangas with dark Lovecraftian themes. He is credited in the game's opening credits. The story of the game is that a distant descendant or reincarnation of Takeru Yamato - the legendary prince of the Yamato people that assassinated the leader of the supposedly barbaric Kumaso clan - is looking into the death of his father and discovers a plot by some still-existing Kumaso to resurrect their dark gods. As well as exploring each area, searching for clues and talking to NPCs using a menu-driven interface - as is the case with many adventure games for the system - the player will occasionally fight a boss in a side-view action mode.

Alternate Names
  • Ankoku Shinwa: The Dark Myth
  • Ankoku Shinwa: Yamato Takeru Densetsu Japan Japan
  • 暗黒神話 ヤマトタケル伝説 Japan Japan
  • The Dark Mysth: The Legend of Takeru Yamato World World
Cooperative

No

ESRB

Not Rated

Genres
Adventure
Developers
Another, Zap
Publishers
Tokyo Shoseki
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