Jaseiken Necromancer
| Jaseiken Necromancer | |
|---|---|
 Cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Hudson Soft |
| Publisher(s) | Hudson Soft |
| Composer(s) | Jun Chikuma |
| Platform(s) | PC Engine |
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| Genre(s) | Action/role-playing video game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Jaseiken Necromancer (邪聖剣ネクロマンサー) is a fantasy role-playing video game developed by Hudson Soft for the PC Engine. The original PC Engine version was only released in Japan.[1]
The game has never been officially translated into English despite becoming available as a downloadable purchase in United States and Europe.
A sequel, Necromancer 2, was released on mobile devices in Japan. It was ported to the DSi in 2010 and released as Jaseiken Necromancer: Nightmare Reborn.[2]
Re-releases[]
On December 2, 2006, Jaseiken Necromancer saw its first release on the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console in Japan.[3]
On December 16, 2009, the game was re-released for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable, available only on PlayStation Network in Japan.[4]
In February 2011, the game was released as Necromancer on Apple's App Store, however it is no longer available to purchase.
In March 2017, the game was released in Japan on the Nintendo Wii U Virtual Console.[5] In February 2018 it was added to the United States and Europe eShops in original untranslated form, the first time the game was available for purchase outside of Japan.
In 2020, the game was released as one of the 57 games included in the international release of the TurboGrafx-16 Mini.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Jaseiken Necromancer for TurboGrafx-16 (1988) - MobyGames". MobyGames. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "邪聖剣ネクロマンサー NIGHTMARE REBORN - KONAMI コナミ製品・サービス情報サイト". KONAMI コナミ製品・サービス情報サイト. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2018-07-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2018-07-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "邪聖剣ネクロマンサー - Wii U - 任天堂". Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ McWhertor, Michael (8 August 2019). "Konami confirms seven more games for TurboGrafx-16 mini". Polygon. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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