An early Konami game, and it's decent. You traverse a world map but then go into side-scrolling sections, sort of like Zelda II, only there are no towns this time around. There are three first-person dungeons you have to navigate in which gameplay is completely different. This was probably more fun back in the day and I wouldn't recommend playing without a guide, but it's still decent.

Good game, but the arcade version is way better. If AVGN was right on one thing, is that the NES version is crap. This game is also sorta acquired taste, so you really need to get used to it before you can really form an opinion on it.