Ikki

Nintendo Entertainment System · 1985 · JP

Sunsoft TOSE Shooter

Publisher: Sunsoft · Developer: TOSE · Genre: Shooter

Ikki is set in medieval Japan, where a village plans an insurrection to overthrow its overlord. However, the only participants in the revolt are you, Gonbe, and the 2nd player, Tago. You will fight against ninjas, samurai and others. The game displays text in the vertical direction, which was very unusual for a game of the period, and all in-game messages use speech reminiscent of jidaigeki movies. The game consists of 4 different levels, the 5th level being an alternate version of the 1st, the 6th being an alternate version of the 2nd, and so on. The difficulty gradually increases as the game progresses, and the game levels rotate endlessly. There is no end screen for the game, and completion of level 99 takes the player to level 00, which is an alternate version of the 4th level. The player returns to level 01 after completing level 00.