Valkyrie no Bōken
Valkyrie no Bōken | ||
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Composer(s) Hiroyuki Kawada | | |
Series | Valkyrie | |
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Valkyrie no Bōken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu[a] is a video game developed and published by Namco. It was released in Japan for the Family Computer on August 1, 1986. It was also released for the Virtual Console of multiple Nintendo consoles, for the Wii on March 20, 2007, for the Nintendo 3DS on September 4, 2013 and for the Wii U on February 4, 2015.
Gameplay
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The player controls Valkyrie in her quest to defeat Zouna and restore peace to Marvel Land. Valkyrie fights monsters, collects gold and finds stronger equipment which will increase her powers. Without in-game hints or advice, the player must devise a plan to defeat Zouna, with many of Valkyrie's tasks not immediately apparent; some can only be guessed by exploration and experimentation.
When Valkyrie defeats a monster, she earns experience points towards the next level and (usually) a small amount of money. Although money is scarce in Marvel Land, the player rarely needs it to buy equipment. All the game's items can be obtained for free if the player knows where to look. In addition to equipping weapons and armor, Valkyrie gains access to seven
Plot
In Marvel Land, people coexist in peace and harmony with nature, and the animals are docile. Humans, Sandras, Quarkmen, Tattas and other races mingle, working to improve their community. A large clock tower, resembling a stone grandfather clock, stands watch over the countryside; an ancient evil was sealed in the clock long ago with a key of time (stored in the middle of its face), and the people have lost their fear.
One day, the clock tower mysteriously stops working. Before long, a villager takes it upon themselves to rewind the clock. Fumbling with the key of time, the villager drops it, and before they can pick it up, Zouna, a dark wizard who manipulates time, escapes and takes the key.
Zouna wreaks havoc in Marvel Land, darkening and terrorizing its people and laying waste to the countryside. Confident in his power, he builds a castle, ruins once-thriving towns and villages, and separates families. Only a few scattered towns remained standing, a futile bastion against Zouna's invasion. Even Krino Sandra (known as Whirlo in Europe) would be subdued heroically by Zouna; Marvel Land needs a savior.
Valkyrie, a fledgling
Development
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Being one of the first third-party companies for the console, Japanese company
Valkyrie no Bōken was the result of this. The game's characters and world were designed by character designer Hiroshi Fujii.
Release
Namco published Valkyrie no Bōken on August 1, 1986.[4] It was published under Namcot, Namco's older home console game division from the mid-1980s and early 1990s. Included with the game was a detailed map that showed the first few areas of the game and hints on how to get some of the more valuable items.
In 1998, Namco published
Two mobile phone versions of Valkyrie no Bōken were released in Japan. The first was in 2006 for the FOMA 900i line of phones, specifically through the
Reception
Publication | Score |
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Jeuxvideo.com | 17/20[12] |
Family Computer Magazine | 22/30[13] |
Legacy
Valkyrie no Bōken was followed by
In 1992 Namco released a
Walküre no Densetsu Gaiden: Rosa no Bōken is a
Notes
References
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