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Inuyasha

The purpose is to defeat "Naraku" and collect the scattered "Soul of the Four Souls", but you can continue to collect "Four Soul Fragments" after clearing. There are also original movies only for games…

27 December 2001

Inuyasha is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Bandai, released 27 December 2001 on PlayStation.

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What Inuyasha is

Inuyasha is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Bandai and released in 2001. It is available on PlayStation only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The purpose is to defeat "Naraku" and collect the scattered "Soul of the Four Souls", but you can continue to collect "Four Soul Fragments" after clearing. There are also original movies only for games produced by Sunrise. A special "Inuyasha notebook" was added as a first-time benefit. Inuyasha becomes a human and weakens on the day of the new day (new moon) due to the age setting. After clearing the Maitreya, the air holes cannot be used.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Inuyasha series

Inuyasha is the second of 10 entries we hold in the Inuyasha series. The next entry was Inuyasha: Fuuun Emaki in 2002.

See all 10 Inuyasha games in release order →

What it launched against

Inuyasha launched on 27 December 2001, within three weeks of Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams, Ikaruga and Sonic Advance.

Released around the same time: Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams, Ikaruga, Sonic Advance.

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When did Inuyasha come out?
Inuyasha was released on 27 December 2001 for PlayStation.

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