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Necromancer

Necromancer, originally released as Jaseiken Necromancer is a fantasy role-playing video game. It was released first only in Japan for the PC Engine, but saw a later release for the Wii and Wii U Virtual…

22 January 1988

Necromancer is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Hudson Soft, released 22 January 1988 on Wii U, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and Wii.

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What Necromancer is

Necromancer is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Hudson Soft and released in 1988. It is available on Wii U, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii and TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Necromancer, originally released as Jaseiken Necromancer is a fantasy role-playing video game. It was released first only in Japan for the PC Engine, but saw a later release for the Wii and Wii U Virtual Consoles, the latter being released worldwide. The Wii U release was when the game received its localized title, but the game itself is still only in Japanese.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Necromancer launched on 22 January 1988, within three weeks of Wasteland and Super Contra.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Super Contra.

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When did Necromancer come out?
Necromancer was released on 22 January 1988 for Wii U, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii and TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine.

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