8.8 /10 1 Votes8.8
4.8/5 CoolROM Sound PSG, Yamaha YM2413 FM Mode Single-player video game | 7/10 IGN 4.8/5 Emuparadise Initial release date 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genre(s) Platformer,Side-Scroller,Hack & Slash,Action RPG Similar Lord of the Sword, Astro Warrior, Golvellius, Kung Fu Kid, Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Master system longplay 007 kenseiden
Kenseiden (剣聖伝, literally "Sword Saint Legend" or "Legend of the Swordmaster", also translated as "Summoning of the Sacred Sword") is an action role-playing video game for the Sega Master System created by Sega. Kenseiden was released in 1988.
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- Kenseiden sega master system full game 1 of 2
- Levels
- Reception
- References
Kenseiden stars Hayato, a samurai that has to fight against warlocks and evil spirits that plague 16th century Japan. The warlocks stole the five secret scrolls and the sword of the Dragon Lord. Hayato, who has dragon blood in his veins, must recover the scrolls and sword and enter the castle and kill Oda Nobunaga.
The game was released as Hwarang-ui Geom (화랑의 검, lit. "Sword of the Flower Knight") in Korea and has the main character sprite altered to look like a Korean warrior and the Japanese map changed to a map of Korea. In the original Japanese version, Hayato is blond. In the Western versions he has black hair.
Kenseiden sega master system full game 1 of 2
Levels
Each round represents one of the old Japanese provinces. In the Korean version of the game the rounds represent locations of Korea. After round 2, the player can choose any one of the nearest levels in the map. The player can go back to any level at any time after finishing it, except the final level.
Reception
Upon release, The Games Machine gave the game a 86% score, considering it one of the best "hack-'n-slay" games due to its "simple but highly playable action and superb presentation." Computer and Video Games gave it a 85% score, describing it as a "huge" role-playing adventure with exploration, "truly superb" still screens and "plenty of brain-bending puzzles" to last "weeks on end!"
Retrospectively, Levi Buchanan of IGN reviewed Kenseiden. He gave the game a 7.0 and said "even though I found the choice to go grim interesting and the visuals engaging, I have discovered my appreciation for Kenseiden was more of a 'love the one your with' sentiment. Master System junkies should still seek it out and give it a go, but there are indeed better games for the console that deserve your renewed attention."