The Legend of Kage

Lead your super-jumping and shuriken-throwing hero on his way to rescue a kidnapped princess through five rather small stages. Each stage has a certain "goal" like killing x amount of evil ninjas, killing a certain enemy or just reaching the end of the level. Controls in this game are rather weak. The super-big jumps are not really controllable, moreoften than you want you jump right into approaching enemies without being able to control your jump when in midair. Graphics and music are merely average and nothing special. Some levels are very short and after rescuing the princess, a small cutscene is played where the princess is just kidnapped again. Only after rescuing her three times you will be rewarded with a little congratulations screen until... well she is kidnapped once again.

teran01 # 2009-06-06 13:37:47

This classic ninja-action game first appeared in arcades in 1985 and became instantly popular. As the Iga ninja named "Kage", players embark on an action-packed quest as they move toward a magic castle where the Princess "Kiri" is held captive by "Yohshirou Yukikusa." To stay alive, players move vertically and horizontally through forest and castle environments and execute massive jumps, all the while using throwing-star knives and a sword to take down hordes of enemies.

# 2007-03-12 22:58:03 - official description

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KAGE HERO NINJA

KIRI KIDNAPPED
PRINCESS

SHINOBI EVIL NINJA

YUKI EVIL SAMURAI

YOSHI EVIL SAMURAI

YōBō MAGIC MONK

GENBō TWIN MONKS


(Zerothis) - # 2008-08-24 23:34:42

published 1986-04-18 in Japan
NES-KA-USA published 1987-08 in USA

The Shinobi are depicted using bombs. This is a somewhat rare but realistic portrayal, as pyrotechnics/explosives are one of the disciplines of Ninjutsu.


(Zerothis) - # 2008-08-24 23:03:53

port of
The Legend of Kage (Arcade)

similar to
Demon Sword (NES)

version of
The Legend of Kage (Amstrad CPC)
The Legend of Kage (ZX Spectrum)
The Legend of Kage (C64)
The Legend of Kage (MSX)
The Legend of Kage (Sharp X1)