Ushio to Tora: Shin'en no Daiyō

Ushio to Tora: Shin'en no Daiyō
Ushio to Tora: Shin'en no Daiyō
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Developer(s)Pixel, Tom Create
Publisher(s)Yutaka
Composer(s)Masaharu Iwata
Platform(s)Family Computer
Release
  • JP: July 9, 1993
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Genre(s)Role-playing game
Mode(s)Single-player

Ushio to Tora: Shin'en no Daiyō (うしおととら:深淵の大妖) is an RPG (Role-playing game) based on the manga series of the same name about a boy and his uneasy friendship with a demon. Released on the Family Computer in 1993 by Yutaka the game has the player in the main role of Ushio in a standard RPG adventure.

This video game is not to be confused with the Super Famicom action game titled Ushio to Tora.

Gameplay

Players unleash their traditional Japanese magic spells in addition to their ally's demonic skills in a game that resembles a Japanese role-playing game. They get to explore Tokyo by moving the character around using a top-down perspective. Houses and dungeons are viewed using a perspective used in traditional interactive fiction stories. The character gets his own statistics screen; which summarizes his offensive skills as well as his defensive skills.

Players can talk to characters and must solve certain quests and/or puzzles before being admitted into certain buildings, houses, or dungeons.

References

  1. ^ うしおととら 深淵の大妖 (in Japanese). Famitsu. Retrieved September 13, 2019.