Neugier: Umi to Kaze no Koudou

The Journey Home: Quest for the Throne
Japanese box art
Developer(s)Wolf Team
Publisher(s)Telenet Japan
Composer(s)Yukihiro Takahashi
Platform(s)Super Famicom
Release
  • JP: March 26, 1993
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

The Journey Home: Quest for the Throne, released in Japan as Neugier: Umi to Kaze no Kodō[1][2] is a 1993 action role-playing game developed by Wolf Team and published by Telenet Japan for the Super Famicom. The game was scheduled to be released in North America in November 1993 prior to being cancelled.

Gameplay

Duke, the main character, fights in real-time battles on his quest to save Neugier. He can jump and equip armor in an RPG fashion. There is also an ability to push objects, or enemies, into a wall to break them.

Reception

Upon release, GameFan's four reviewers gave the game scores of 86%, 79%, 77% and 72%. They praised the action gameplay, creative game mechanics, graphics, and music, but criticized it for being short and easy. They concluded that it is "a good game, but could have been better."[3]

References

  1. ^ ノイギーア〜海と風の鼓動〜, "Neugier ~Pulse of the Sea and Wind~"
  2. ^ http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=17349
  3. ^ GameFan, volume 1, issue 6 (May 1993), pages 21 & 78

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