Takeru: Letter of the Law
Takeru: Letter of the Law | |
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Developer(s) | Fun Project |
Publisher(s) |
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Artist(s) | Buichi Terasawa |
Writer(s) | Buichi Terasawa |
Composer(s) | Rory McFarlane |
Platform(s) | 3DO, Windows, Mac |
Release | April 29, 1994[1] |
Genre(s) | Interactive comic |
Mode(s) | Single player |
Takeru: Letter of the Law is a video game based on the manga series by Buichi Terasawa. It was originally released by Matsushita Electric Industrial for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer only in Japan as Terasawa Takeichi no Takeru (寺沢武一の武), before being converted to the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS computer systems and published internationally Takeru: Letter of the Law and Buichi Terasawa's Takeru in 1996. The manga was opublished in English in 1992-1993 as Takeru - The Bad Boy of Yamato.[2]
Plot
The game's and the manga's story follows the bounty hunter shinobi (ninja) Takeru Ichimonji and his female sidekick Bumbuku in the land of Yamato as they battle the evil sorceress Kaganju to rescue the Wind Princess Hien and prevent the resurrection of Queen Himiko.
Reception
The game received mixed reviews, including the scores of 37/100 from German magazine PC Player[3] and 6.8/10 from PC Zone.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.gamespot.com/terasawa-takeichi-no-takeru/
- ^ "TAKERU". OverDrive. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "PC Player German Magazine 1998-02". Archive.org. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "PC". Computerandvideogames.com. Retrieved 2 January 2015.[dead link]
External links
- Official website
- Buichi Terasawa's Takeru: Letter of the Law at MobyGames
- Takeru: Letter of the Law at TV Tropes
- 1992 manga
- 1994 video games
- 3DO Interactive Multiplayer games
- Adventure games
- Japanese mythology in anime and manga
- Mac OS games
- Ninja in anime and manga
- Ninja video games
- Science fantasy video games
- Sunsoft games
- Video games based on anime and manga
- Video games based on Japanese mythology
- Video games developed in Japan
- Video games featuring female antagonists
- Video games featuring female protagonists
- Windows games
- Anime game stubs