Maru's Mission is an arcade developed by Tose, released 28 September 1990 on Nintendo 3DS and Game Boy.
What Maru's Mission is
Maru's Mission is an arcade game developed by Tose and released in 1990. It was published by Hamster Corporation. It is available on Nintendo 3DS and Game Boy.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Master Traveler takes on the Monsters of the World. Play as the ninja Maru in this action-packed side-scrolling game that will take you on a journey across the world. While Maru is out for a walk with his girlfriend Cori, an evil samurai named Muramasa suddenly appears and kidnaps her. In Maru's efforts to track her down and rescue her, he must face a number of mythological monsters while gaining new and powerful weapons in order to defeat them. Using the hints that are left behind by his enemies, Maru will follow a trail that will lead him across six different locations - including the bug-infested forests of America and the scorching deserts of Egypt. Help our hero on his mission as…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
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When did Maru's Mission come out?
Maru's Mission was released on 28 September 1990 for Nintendo 3DS and Game Boy.
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