July and August 2023 - Second Samurai (AGA)

[NinjaKat]

AGA Game of the Month for July and August 2023, is Second Samurai! (AGA Version)

THE STORY SO FAR...

The samurai, the warriors of ancient Japan, have a long history of valiant deeds, none more honourable than their struggle with the Demon King.

The story of the First Samurai told how Lord Akira and his young warrior companion were collecting taxes from a tiny hillside village, when the Demon King descended from a mountain and destroyed the entire local population. Lord Akira himself was brutally murdered, and his young companion swore revenge.

After many years of hardship and dreadful punishments, the Wizard-Mage arrived from the sea and battled with the Demon King atop his mountain throne. Their conflict was long and terrible, but at last the Mage forced the Demon King to take refuge in time. The Demon threw himself far into the future, where magic and superstition were forgotten, and where he faced no opposition.

The young samurai begged the Mage to let him avenge his murdered Lord. The Wizard reluctantly agreed and cast him into 24th century Japan, where the warrior found a grim, desolate waste land. After defeating hordes of the Demon King's minions, the samurai found himself facing his enemy...

Yet the Demon King escaped, returning to his mountain throne in old Japan. He had been forced to flee again, but this time he was on home territory. The King was cornered, and like a rat trapped in its lair he was prepared to try anything to defeat his opponent.

All of his demonic forces have been summoned to his aid, all of his tricks and traps have been set, all of his power is directed against you. Only the wisest and the most honourable of warriors can defeat him.

Information:

• Amiga Hardware: AGA
  
• Release Year: 1994
• Disks: 3
• WHDLoad: Yes
• Players: 1 or 2, Simultaneous
• Publisher: Psygnosis
• Developer: Vivid Image
• A500 Mini: Not as standard

Links to game information:

• Lemon Amiga
• Hall of Light - Info and Manual
• Hall of Light - Manual (OCS version)

Please refer to the 'Game of the Month Rules and Participation' post for information on how to participate!  Good Luck!

* To qualify: Play 1 player, 3 lives, normal difficulty, on the AGA version on an AGA machine or equivalent emulator.  Do not use keys, passwords or cheats.

[intangybles]

Sadly, regardless of time availability these past months, These games have little draw for me - not to mention absolutely NO skill at them 

[intangybles]

Apologies to all and especially NinjaKat! With hospital visits etc this past month, sadly yet another game less month has past!

Lets see what the Vote Brings us!.

 

[NinjaKat]

I ran out of time (as it seems everyone else did also) to play the AGA version this month.  Let's try again in September!!