When did Guwange come out?

Guwange was released on 24 June 1999 for Xbox 360, Arcade and Legacy Mobile Device.

Guwange (1999) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Guwange

Guwange is 2D vertically scrolling shoot'em up played with a character moving on foot. The game takes place during the Muromachi period in Japan with strong fantasy elements. The shikigami demons possess the…

70 24 June 1999

What Guwange is

Guwange is an arcade game developed by CAVE Interactive and released in 1999. It was published by Atlus. It is available on Xbox 360, Arcade and Legacy Mobile Device. It runs on CAVE 68000.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The story of Guwange is set during the Muromachi period of Japan. During this time, increasing numbers of people suffer possession by shikigami. Although the shikigami grant great spiritual powers, the strain inflicted on the host causes them to die exactly one year after possession. However, a legend has sprung up regarding Guwange, the malevolent god trapped in Mt. Gokumon (i.e. Hell Gate). If one possessed by a shikigami can gather talismans of the five Chinese elements—wood, fire, earth, metal, water—from five demons serving Guwange, then infiltrate Gokumon and slay Guwange, the shikigami will be destroyed and the one possessed will not suffer a premature death.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.

How it was received

Guwange holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 35% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1999 averaged 72, so it scored 2 points below the year average.