The Genji and the Heike Clans (Genpei Touma-den) is a side-scrolling hack and slash platform game. The player controls Taira no Kagekiyo, a samurai who was killed in the Battle of Dan-no-ura during the Genpei War. Kagekiyo was resurrected to defeat his enemy Minamoto no Yoritomo and the heads of his clan, Minamoto no Yoshitsune and Saito Musashibo Benkei. The game offers three types of action: Small Mode (standard), Big Mode (standard, but with large characters and usually boss fights) and Plain Mode (viewed from an overhead perspective). The game received a localization when released in Namco Museum.
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WTF is going on? There's way too much enemy spam. Combat feels clunky.
There are times you want to hate it and times you really start to enjoy it. The game is a technical marvel of its time and definitely meant to be enjoyed by retro lovers alike and anyone wanting to revisit namcos past. Just know it has that classic late '80s arcade game jank. but regardless the action is pretty fun and the game is begging you to master its strange mechanics. Once you master or familiarize yourself with Kagekiyo's movement and understand most of the game's rules you are sure to be in for a good time. Genpei Tōma Den may not be a masterpiece per se but it definitely is a great game to play to kill the time as you travel as Kagekiyo from hell slaying many strong enemies and opponents all the way to Kagekiyos arch-enemy Minamoto no Yoritomo.
I change my mind, this is kino actually.
it's so fucking hard but i love this game