Great Swordsman
Great Swordsman is an arcade fighting game developed by Allumer and published by Taito in 1984. In 2005, it was later included in Taito Legends.
Great Swordsman
- Date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Taito
- Genre
- fighting game
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Great Swordsman is an arcade fighting game developed by Allumer and published by Taito in 1984. In 2005, it was later included in Taito Legends.
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Key facts
• Developer — Allumer • Genre — Fighting game • Modes — Up to 2 players simultaneously • Platforms — Arcade
Gameplay
Gameplay
In Great Swordsman, one or two players can play while taking turns. Players control with two-way joystick and three buttons that have varying hit levels which creates different level attacks. Like in Data East's Karate Champ, buttons must be held. If they are released, the characters will revert to their standing animation. Moves can be defended against by intercepting the opponents weapons. The object of the game is to land a hit on the opponent or push them off the mat to score a point. There are fifteen levels with three different modes. The first three are fencing, the next five are kendo, and the final seven are gladiator-based. After clearing all levels in one mode, the "VICTORY SCORE" will be added to the players scores, even if they were tied with their opponents at the end. After fifteen levels are completed, the players start over in a higher difficulty setting and repeat after the next fifteen levels are also cleared. There are also bonus levels where players must deflect arrows to score extra points.
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1984
Great Swordsman published.
1984
Great Swordsman is recorded as published in 1984.
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Great Swordsman is associated with Japan.
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Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Great Swordsman on their September 1, 1984 issue as being the most-successful table arcade unit of the month.
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