Getsufuu Maden

a.k.a. Getsu Fūma Den / Getsu Fuu Maden / 月風魔伝 / Getsufuuma Densetsu / The Legend of Getsu Fūma / Getsu Fuu Ma Den

created and published by Konami in 1987-07-07, running on Nintendo Entertainment System

type: action/reflex, platformer, adventure
genre: Fantasy
setting: Future
perspective: 3rd person bird's-eye side view
player options: single player

languages: jpn

4.2/5

Personal review

"Getsufuu Maden" plays like a mix of Zelda II The Adventure of Link and Castlevania. And as a bonus to the overworld map and side-scrolling action there are even three huge dungeons which you must explore in third-person perspective. The game is of high quality with lots of (short) levels, shops and interesting boss battles. Some repetitive parts can not be avoided however. There is lots of backtracking through already played levels. Graphics and music are good Konami standard, which means a step better than most other companies at that time. BTW: The box art is a special lenticular print (changing its image depending on which angle you look at it), so my box scan looks rather strange.