Mahjong Shikaku Retsuden: Mahjong Wars

a.k.a. 麻雀刺客列伝麻雀ウォーズ

created and published by Nichibutsu in 1990-02-01, running on PC Engine

type: role-play, board game
genre: Mahjong
perspective: other bird's-eye
player options: single player

languages: jpn

Personal review

Interesting Mahjong game. There are two play modes. The first is your standard "play against an opponent of your choice" mode. The second play mode is the real tasty one. It is a Mahjong RPG. You move your character around an overworld, speak with people, visit shops and so on. Instead of fighting enemies you must play short Mahjong matches against random opponents. I couldn't dig very deep into that aspect, because the language barrier prevented me from doing so, but the concept is fresh and something unusual for Mahjong games. Graphics and sound are nothing special.