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Takeru: Letter of the Law

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Takeru: Letter of the Law
German cover art
Developer(s)Fun Project
Publisher(s)
  • EU: Network Entertainment
Artist(s)Buichi Terasawa
Writer(s)Buichi Terasawa
Composer(s)Rory McFarlane
Platform(s)3DO, Windows, Mac
ReleaseApril 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

  1. ^ http://www.gamespot.com/terasawa-takeichi-no-takeru/
  2. ^ "TAKERU". OverDrive. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  3. ^ "PC Player German Magazine 1998-02". Archive.org. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. ^ "PC". Computerandvideogames.com. Retrieved 2 January 2015.[dead link]