Yaksa
Yaksa is an action game with RPG elements where you play as one out of two characters - Saikuu or Iori in case Saikuu is killed. The game takes place in Japan in the Sengoku period. The old master, mortally…
31 December 1987
Yaksa is a video game developed by Wolfteam, released 31 December 1987 on FM-7, MSX, PC-8800 Series and PC-9800 Series.
What Yaksa is
Yaksa was developed by Wolfteam and released in 1987. It is available on FM-7, MSX, PC-8800 Series and PC-9800 Series.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Yaksa is an action game with RPG elements where you play as one out of two characters - Saikuu or Iori in case Saikuu is killed. The game takes place in Japan in the Sengoku period. The old master, mortally wounded by Nobunaga's assassin calls Saikuu close to him to say his last words. A dark cloud is about to overshadow this Japan. Saikuu must stop the eight demons brought back from the dead by Nobunaga and defeat the god of destruction. Players have a world map where they can move the character to travel to locations and play levels in any order. Once they pick their destination, the game switches to a side-scrolling mode with demons lunging to attack from all sides, giving players…
What it launched against
Yaksa launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.
Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.
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When did Yaksa come out?
Yaksa was released on 31 December 1987 for FM-7, MSX, PC-8800 Series and PC-9800 Series.