Shien's Revenge is an action game

Action game

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 released for the Super Famicom (SNES) in 1994. It is also known in Japan

Japan

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 as -Shien- the Blade Chaser . It was the first video game designed by the famous manga

Manga

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 and anime

Anime

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 artist Go Nagai

Go Nagai

, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...

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Story

Shien and Aska are a pair of highly-skilled ninja

Ninja

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 fighting in a bloody war. After defeating hundreds of enemies, monsters suddenly appear from the Time Gate and kidnap Aska. The mastermind is a mysterious force known only as the Undertaker. Shien must now travel through the Time Gate to defeat this unknown evil and rescue his girlfriend.

Gameplay

Shien's Revenge is played from a first-person viewpoint as the player aims a cursor

Cursor (computers)

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 at enemies to either throw shuriken

Shuriken

A shuriken is a traditional Japanese concealed weapon that was generally used for throwing, and sometimes stabbing or slashing...

s or slash with a kunai

Kunai

A is a Japanese tool possibly derived from the masonry trowel. Two variations are the and the . It is a good example of a very basic tool which, in the hands of a martial arts expert, could be used as a multi-functional weapon...

 dagger. There are six long levels, each with scaling bosses that nearly fill the screen. A set of candles indicates the Shien's life meter. Power-up

Power-up

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s such as rapid fire and magic scrolls can be picked up by defeating enemies; the use of scrolls produces a powerful attack that damages everything on the screen. The game uses the SNES Mouse

SNES Mouse

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 or a light gun

Light gun

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 as optional controllers and includes a password save option which allows players to continue their journey at a later time.

Reception

According to Electronic Gaming Monthly

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, the game has "a great concept and the mouse interface is totally cool", but it "can get repetitive after few levels of the same action". Shien's Revenge was rated the score of 74% by Game Players

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and given 3 out of 5 stars by GamePro

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External links

• Shien's Revenge at GameFAQs
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