Edo no Kiba
Tokyo, 2050 AD. Terrorists are running wild in the streets, and only one armored police officer is fast enough to hunt them down. In Edo no Kiba you are always moving forward, either running or walking (or, in…
Edo no Kiba is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Riot, released 12 April 1993 on Super Famicom.
What Edo no Kiba is
Edo no Kiba is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Riot and released in 1993. It was published by Micro World. It is available on Super Famicom only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Tokyo, 2050 AD. Terrorists are running wild in the streets, and only one armored police officer is fast enough to hunt them down. In Edo no Kiba you are always moving forward, either running or walking (or, in some levels, flying), although you can still move around the screen as in most belt-scrolling games. Your avatar attacks by slashing to the right with his energy sword, and he can also hold his sword defensively to deflect some bullets. By then holding forward and releasing attack he can throw the sword like a boomerang. He can also jump. A bomb follows the avatar around on any on-foot level that can be used to destroy all enemies onscreen at any time, and it will be replaced whenever…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Edo no Kiba launched on 12 April 1993, within three weeks of Kirby's Adventure and Shadowrun.
Released around the same time: Kirby's Adventure, Shadowrun.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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