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Rygar

An open-world action-adventure game for the Nintendo Entertainment System that features a barbarian warrior with a distinctive "diskarmor" weapon. It is distinct from the original 1986 Arcade game Rygar, which…

17 April 1987

Rygar is an adventure developed by Tecmo, released 17 April 1987 on Wii, Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System and Arcade.

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What Rygar is

Rygar is an adventure game developed by Tecmo and released in 1987. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Wii, Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

An open-world action-adventure game for the Nintendo Entertainment System that features a barbarian warrior with a distinctive "diskarmor" weapon. It is distinct from the original 1986 Arcade game Rygar, which saw numerous home console ports.
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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.

What it launched against

Rygar launched on 17 April 1987, within three weeks of The Great Giana Sisters and Sid Meier's Pirates!.

Released around the same time: The Great Giana Sisters, Sid Meier's Pirates!.

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When did Rygar come out?
Rygar was released on 17 April 1987 for Wii, Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System and Arcade.

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