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fixed references to Genpei Tōma Den: Kan no Ni, re-added series template because there are three games
Namcorules (talk | contribs) (Removed series cat from infobox and series template from page - according to Wikipedia, templates for series with only two games are unnecessary) |
Notmyhandle (talk | contribs) (fixed references to Genpei Tōma Den: Kan no Ni, re-added series template because there are three games) |
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The game also features the [[wp:Sanzu River|Sanzu River]], the place believed in Japanese Buddhism to separate "the current life" and "the afterlife", resembling the concept of the Underworld or Hell. Therefore, mythological characters such as [[wp:Emma-O|Emma-O, God of the Underworld]], and [[wp:Amaterasu|Sun Goddess Amaterasu]], appear in this game (the former in the aforementioned "Pit Stage" and the latter in a non-standard Small Mode stage called the "Bonus Stage"). | The game also features the [[wp:Sanzu River|Sanzu River]], the place believed in Japanese Buddhism to separate "the current life" and "the afterlife", resembling the concept of the Underworld or Hell. Therefore, mythological characters such as [[wp:Emma-O|Emma-O, God of the Underworld]], and [[wp:Amaterasu|Sun Goddess Amaterasu]], appear in this game (the former in the aforementioned "Pit Stage" and the latter in a non-standard Small Mode stage called the "Bonus Stage"). | ||
Shortly after the release of this original game, Namco released an RPG-style board game of under the same name. Then, in [[1988]], they released a [[NES|Famicom]] version of the board game entitled '''Genpei Tōma Den: Computer Board Game'''. Instead of platforming like its arcade counterpart, its primary focus was on turn-based fighting. A sequel named [[Genpei Tōma Den: | Shortly after the release of this original game, Namco released an RPG-style board game of under the same name. Then, in [[1988]], they released a [[NES|Famicom]] version of the board game entitled '''Genpei Tōma Den: Computer Board Game'''. Instead of platforming like its arcade counterpart, its primary focus was on turn-based fighting. A sequel named [[Genpei Tōma Den: Kan no Ni]] was released in [[1992]] for the [[TurboGrafx-16|NEC PC-Engine]]. Surprisingly enough, this game was also released in the United States, under the name of '''Samurai Ghost'''. It was the first and only game in the series to ever be released outside of Japan - until that aforementioned fourth volume of the [[Namco Museum]] series was released worldwide in [[1996]]. | ||
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