Angelus: Akuma no Fukuin
1988 · Enix
MSX · FM Towns · PC-8800 Series · PC-9800 Series · +1
Visual Novel
1987 · Arcade & Origins
Gandhara: Buddha no Seisen
Enix · Adventure · Role-playing (RPG)
- Developer
- Enix
- Publisher
- Enix
- Original release
- 28 maggio 1987
- Genre
- Adventure · Role-playing (RPG)
Overview
Gandhara refers to the capital of the Kushan Empire, (today's Pakistan and Afghanistan), founded in 1st century BC, whose rulers were Buddhists; it was one of the most flourishing Buddhist states in history. The story of the game, however, is based on pure mythology, featuring Buddhist deities in their distinctly Japanese incarnations. The protagonist is contacted by the bodhisattva Akasagarbha (known as Kokūzō in Japan, from the Chinese Xukongzang), who tells him that the world is in danger: the king of demons is trying to locate and neutralize the holy Ashes of Buddha, whose power protects the eight worlds. The hero's task is to find the ashes and defeat whomever the king of demons might send to stop him. One of Enix's works that were unreleased outside of Japan, Gandhara is an action RPG with rather simple gameplay mechanics. The player navigates the hero through hostile top-down areas, fighting constantly respawning enemies with sword or magical spells. Rations must be bought in order to keep the hero alive. Defeated enemies grant the protagonist experience points; once a certain amount of those is accumulated, the hero levels up and grows stronger.
Releases
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MSX
28 mag 1987 Original
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MSX2
31 dic 1988
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Sharp X1
28 mag 1987
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PC-8800 Series
28 mag 1987
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PC-9800 Series
31 dic 1988
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FM-7
01 feb 1988
Screenshots
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Published by
1987 — A year in gaming
Il catalogo di quell’anno, distinto dalla pagina editoriale su Generazioni.
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Game data
- Original title
- Gandhara: Buddha no Seisen
- Developer
- Enix
- Publisher
- Enix
- First release
- 28 maggio 1987
- Genres
- Adventure · Role-playing (RPG)
- Era
- Arcade & Origins