Far East of Eden: Kabuki Klash

Far East of Eden: Kabuki Klash (天外魔境真伝 Tengai Makyō Shinden), literally 'Devil's World Outside of Heaven - The True Legend' is a fighting game developed by Racdym[1] and published by Hudson Soft for the arcades and Neo-Geo in 1995. It is a spin-off of the popular Japanese console RPG series Far East of Eden.[2] It is the only Far East of Eden game to have been released outside Japan.[3]

Gameplay

Far East of Eden: Kabuki Klash is a 2D fighting game, similar in play style to Samurai Shodown or The Last Blade, but with the addition of various power-ups and very over-the-top anime-style special moves.[2] Power-up icons appear on-screen at random, either springing out of the scenery or delivered by the Karasu Tengu.[4]

Story

Kabuki Klash is set within the land of Jipang (a reference of feudal Japan). The story follows warriors, often swordsmen, in battles against a range of often comical villains.

Characters

Playable

CPU-only

Reception

VideoGames reviewer Tyrone Rodriguez gave the game a score of 8 (Great), adding: "With its gimmicks and blinding visual style, Kabuki Klash is tremendously fun" (the other editors' ratings were 8, 8 and 5).[2] Reviewing the Neo Geo AES version, GamePro praised the advanced graphics and sound effects but criticized the uninteresting special moves and overpowered magic moves. They concluded, "The initial gameplay is arresting, but after a while, it loses its luster. Ultimately, the game doesn't offer more than the state-of-the-art animation and sounds we've come to expect from the Neo Geo."[5] Reviewing the Neo Geo CD version, Maximum noted that Kabuki Klash is another one-on-one fighting game for a console already renowned as the preeminent fighting game console, but nonetheless applauded the game for its "fast and fluid" gameplay, "frankly awesome visuals", and original play mechanics. They gave it four out of five stars.[6]

See also

References

  1. その他 - (株)ラクジン
  2. 1 2 3 Video Games Issue 81 (October 1995), page 87
  3. Kalata, Kurt. "Tengai Makyou: Ziria". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  4. "Kabuki Klash". Maximum: The Video Game Magazine (Emap International Limited) (1): 31–39. October 1995.
  5. "ProReview: Kabuki Klash". GamePro (IDG) (85): 78. October 1995.
  6. "Maximum Reviews: Kabuki Klash". Maximum: The Video Game Magazine (Emap International Limited) (1): 156. October 1995.

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