Composer(s) Masaharu Iwata Developer Pixel Genre Role-playing game | Initial release date 9 July 1993 Publisher Yutaka Mode Single-player video game | |
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Platform Nintendo Entertainment System Similar Wedding Peach, Space Battleship Yamato, Saber Marionette J: Battle S, Musashi no Bōken, Utsurun Desu: Kawauso | ||
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 & 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.