The character control in these segments is much more slippery than, say, Castlevania, with a faster walking speed and long, floaty jumps that can be controlled in mid-air. These levels, which scroll either left-to-right or right-to-left (depending on which direction you’re going on the map, naturally) are short, and are rarely more than a minute long, though there are many of them, and they must be traversed each time you pass over its square. Dotted throughout the corridors are Japanese-style gates, which will lead to side-scrolling action sequences. The game opens with an overworld map, not unlike Zelda II, and each of the islands presents itself as a fairly simplistic maze.
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The main character is based off real life figure Fuuma Kotarou, who was also the inspiration for the characters ADK’s 2D fighter series World Heroes, as well as others various games focusing on Sengoku-era Japan, including Onimusha 2, Sengoku Basara 2 and Samurai Warriors 2. It’s up to the remaining brother, Getsu Fuuma, to hunt down their wave swords and kill Ryukotsuki, saving the world and avenging his sibling’s deaths in the same stroke. Two brothers of the Fuuma clan set off to destroy him, but are killed. It is the 15th century, and the dragon master Ryukotsuki has been resurrected. The game is structured as a non-linear action-adventure with some light RPG elements, putting it somewhere in the same realm as Castlevania II and The Goonies II. That’s not entirely incorrect, seeing it has the same general feel as many Konami Famicom games, and how the hero, Fūma (also spelled Fuma or Fuhma), vaguely resembles Simon Belmont. A quick look at Getsu Fuuma Den (also known as Getsu Fuumaden, Getsufu Maden, or any other similar translation, and literally means “Story of the Lunar Wind Demon”) might suggest Castlevania, except set in the Japanese version of hell.
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