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地獄めぐり
©Taito Corp. 1990
Release : 1990-08-03 (¥6600)
HuCard (4 Mbits) TP02013
Action / Platform game
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Jikogu Meguri is a platform/action game by Taito and is
the conversion of an arcade game released by the same company in 1988
(also known in the west as 'Bonze Adventure'). The player
takes control of a small and completely bald Buddhist monk,
the high priest bonze Kackremboh, who is on a perilous journey
through the depths of Hell. Emma, the king of the underworld,
has gone mad and our hero's mission is to stop him and his minions.
The monk can use his magical powers and shoot bouncing marbles
which curiously look like large Malas (traditional Hindu
and Buddhist prayer beads). They start rather small but power-ups
get them to grow larger and larger, and they eventually become as
big as our hero. They also come in different colors, each of
which represents a specific power - red for fire, purple
for lightening and so forth... These powers can be unleashed by the bonze
if he crouches when firing, but this technique dramatically lowers his
overall attack power. Other special items are scattered throughout the
game and can help the monk in his quest - such as invincibility mirrors
and extra lives.
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Jikogu Meguri was first released in the arcades by Taito in 1988 (picture on the right) and is known in the
west as 'Bonze Adventure' or 'Prisoner of Hell'.
The PC Engine conversion tested here is fairly close to the original arcade game and
only a handful of enemies were omitted.
The original arcade game was included in Taito Legends 2 released for the Playstation 2 and
Xbox in 2006. Additionally, Bandai released several self-contained plug & play devices called
the Let's! TV play classic series, and containing Namco and Taito arcade
games - Taito Nostalgia 2, released in 2006, included KiKi KaiKai Kackremboh, a
version of the original arcade game Kiki KaiKai and featuring Bonze Kackremboh as a
playable character.
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Game Staff (Copied from the end credits) :
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STAFF
M.Fukazawa
H.Kato
H.Takahashi
Y.Suguhara
H.Ichisumi
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Y.Takasu
K.Asakura
T.Kasuya
T.Kuniyosi
K.Hisa
K.Sasaki
H.Yamamoto
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S.Nakada
K.Kusatu
THE END
©Taito Corporation 1990
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The last room
The last stage gets you in a large room with three stones... then
nothing. You actually have to destroy the two dark stones on the side
first (they take quite a few hits to take down), then the center one.
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Jikogu Meguri is an odd little
game. It is overall quite difficult and the graphic quality is uneven, from
correct to plain ugly in some places. The game is however
quite long and fun to play, the levels are varied and although Jikogu Meguri
doesn't do anything really innovative, it definitively oozes
character and charm. Well, that's until you reach those really annoying
moments when your movements have to be pixel perfect... these missteps can be
especially frustrating. All in all, Jikoku Meguri is a fun
(yet average) title and a fine conversion of the arcade game.
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