Makeruna! Makendō 2: Kimero Youkai Souri

Makeruna! Makendō 2
Super Famicom cover art
Developer(s) Success, Opus (SFC)
Fill-in-Cafe (PS)
Publisher(s) Datam Polystar
Designer(s) Masatoshi Imaizumi (PS)
Platform(s) Super Famicom, PlayStation
Release Super Famicom
  • JP: March 17, 1995
PlayStation
  • JP: November 10, 1995
Genre(s) Fighting game
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Makeruna! Makendō 2: Kimero Youkai Souri (負けるな!魔剣道2 決めろ!妖怪総理大臣, "Don't Lose! Kendo Magic 2: Do it! Specter Prime Minister"), is a 1995 fighting game released exclusively in Japan to the Super Famicom by Datam Polystar. It was re-released for the Playstation.

Development

It is a sequel to Makeruna! Makendō (Kendo Rage).[1]

Gameplay

Makeruna! Makendō 2 is a 2D fighting game featuring magical attacks.[2] It plays similarly to other 2D versus fighting games, in which the player's character fights against his or her opponent in a best of two-out-of-three matches in a single player tournament mode with the computer, or against another human player. In the original Super Famicom version, the gameplay has a traditional combo system. In the PlayStation version, the combo system and speed were increased.

Characters

Release

The game was released on March 17, 1995 for the Super Famicom in Japan.[3] It was released on November 10, 1995 for the PlayStation.[4] The port was handled by Fill-in-Cafe.

The PlayStation version was later re-released for the PlayStation Network in 2010.[5] It was released for PSN Imports for outside of Japan in by Gungho America.[6] It was released simultaneously with Art Camion Sugorokuden, Finger Flashing, Lup Salad, Vehicle Cavalier, and Zanac x Zanac.[7] It retailed for 5.99 USD.[8]

Reception

On release, Weekly Famitsu magazine scored the Super Famicom version of the game a 21 out of 40.[9] Weekly Famitsu rated the PlayStation version 20 out of 40.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Gungho releases six PSOne imports | Joystiq". 2015-02-01. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  2. ↑ "Six Japanese PSone Classics being imported to PSN for $5.99 each". Polygon. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  3. ↑ "負けるな！魔剣道2 決めろ！妖怪総理大臣 [スーパーファミコン]". Famitsu. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  4. 1 2 "負けるな！魔剣道2 [PS]". Famitsu. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  5. ↑ 株式会社インプレス (2010-07-14). "ガンホー・オンライン・エンターテインメント PS3/PSPに向けプレイステーションゲームアーカイブ配信 「負けるな！魔剣道2」など". GAME Watch (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  6. ↑ "Grab 6 GungHo PSone Imports on PSN Today". PlayStation.Blog. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  7. ↑ "Six more import PS1 games slated for PSN release". Engadget. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  8. ↑ "Six New Japanese "Import" Games Coming to North American PSN". USgamer.net. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  9. ↑ NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: 負けるな! 魔剣道2 決めろ! 妖怪総理大臣. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin. No.327. Pg.39. 24 March 1995.
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