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ニュートピア フレイの章
©1989 Hudson Soft / Vol.23
Release : 1989-11-17 (¥5800)
HuCard (3 Mbits) HC89022
RAM Backup
Adventure / Action game
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Released in America as
NEUTOPIA
( TGX030029 )
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Neutopia is an action/adventure game by Hudson Soft.
The land of Neutopia was at peace until the day the
evil demon Dirth arrived, kidnapped princess Aurora and
stole the eight medallions of power. Each medallion represents the
spirit of Neutopia's leaders and princess Aurora
is the only one who can unleash the forces of goodness
that will stop the advance of evil. The player takes control
of Jazeta and his mission is to find the princess and
to retrieve the precious medallions hidden deep inside eight
dungeons scattered around the four over-worlds.
Our hero freely wonders around the game world armed with
a sword and a shield. He must complete various objectives,
collect money, retrieve new items and find more sophisticated
weaponry. Jazeta can use a large variety of weapons and
items such as the bomb allowing him to find secret doorways or
the almighty flame rod. Some people around the over-world hold
valuable items and information and Jazeta has to
intensively explore these places to hunt for the
precise locations of the dungeons.
A password system or the Ram Backup system allow the player to save
his progress.
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Teaser text from the American version:
You are Jazeta, a berserker warrior, fearless in combat. Now you face your greatest quest: to rescue
Princess Aurora from the evil Boss Dirth. Conquer a dangerous land of dungeons and demons, magic
amd monks. Choose which armor, what spell, which weapon you will use to capture each of the
8 medallions that bring you closer and closer to your final battle with demonic Dirth.
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Game Staff (Copied from the American version's end credits) :
STAFF
Directed by
Isamu Izumi
Chief Programmer
Kouji Kaneta
Assistant Programmer
Masato Tobisama
Toshiro Kondo
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Chief Designer
Akinobu Sekiguchi
Graphic Designer
Akihiko Azuma
Yasue Oikawa
Music By
Tomotsune Maeno
Sound Effects
Toshiaki Takimoto
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Game Designer #1
Keigo Yasuda
Game Designer #2
Hiroki Shimada
Game Designer #3
Toshiyuki Takatsu
Scenario Adviser
Kouji Arai
Tadayuki Kawada
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Thanks To
Toshiharu Ura
Hecter Oyama
Special Thanks To
Hidetoshi Endo
PRESENTED BY
©1990 Hudson Soft
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It is difficult not to think about Zelda when
playing this game. Both games share a lot in
common, indeed.
Neutopia is (of course) technically
better but it's story is not as complex and
sophisticated as Zelda.
But don't read me wrong, Neutopia is not just
a cheap imitation of
Nintendo's masterpiece. It is
faithful to Zelda and Hudson Soft
managed to bring its own unique touches to the game.
A great example to that is the brilliant
soundtrack which definitively catches you by surprise
the first time you play the game. All in all,
from all the Zelda copy cats, Neutopia is
probably the best of its kind (except maybe for its
excellent sequel Neutopia 2). A great and
addictive title.
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What? no five stars for this game??? It is a true delight,
slightly less thorough than Zelda III but
it is at least less intricate and a lot easier! The
soundtrack is superb and graphics are excellent,
Neutopia is a great souvenir for me,
reminds me that I should get started on playing
its sequel! ^^
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