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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (剣聖伝), known as '''''Hwarang-ui Geom''''' (화랑의검) in South Korea, is a platform action game developed and published by [[Sega]] for the [[Sega Master System]]. The game uses the [[FM Sound Unit]] for enhanced music when running on a [[Sega Mark III]] or Japanese Master System.
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (剣聖伝) is a platform action game developed and published by [[Sega]] for the [[Sega Master System]]. The game uses the [[FM Sound Unit]] for enhanced music when running on a [[Sega Mark III]] or Japanese Master System.
  
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The player assumes the role of Hayato, a samurai with the task of defeating evil warlocks, and retrieving five magic scrolls and the Sword of the Dragon King.
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The game was released as '''''Hwarang-ui Geom''''' (화랑의 검, "Sword of the Flower Knight") in South Korea. The main character sprite was altered to look like a Korean warrior and the map of Japan was changed to a map of Korea.
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==Story==
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The samurai Hayato must fight warlocks and evil spirits that plague 16th century Japan. The warlocks stole the five secret scrolls and the Sword of the Dragon King from his family. Hayato, who has dragon blood in his veins, must recover the scrolls and sword from the Black Magic Castle in Edo.
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==Gameplay==
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{{ScreenThumb|Kenseiden, Map.png|width=200|Map}}
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The game is an action platformer similar [[Konami]]'s ''[[wikipedia:Castlevania|Castlevania]]'' series. The player controls Hayato, battling supernatural horrors in 16th century Japan. Hayato walks with {{left}} or {{right}}, kneels with {{down}}, and jumps with {{2}}. He walks up staircases with {{upleft}} or {{upright}} and down staircases with {{downleft}} or {{downright}}. He enters doorways with {{up}}. He attacks with his katana with {{1}}. He can perform an upward slash from a kneeling position with {{down}}+{{2}}. He can also attack while jumping.
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Hayato's strength is indicated by a bar at the top of the screen. He loses strength whenever an enemy attacks him. His strength is carried over from stage to stage. If he loses all of his health, he loses a life. The game ends if he loses all of his lives, but it can be continued if the player has continues remaining. The player can find items that grant extra lives and continues, and extra lives are also awarded for every 20,000 points earned.
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There are sixteen rounds total, each taking place in a different old province of Japan. After completing the first round, the next round is selected from a map. The player can cycle through the rounds with {{1}} and select the currently flashing province with {{2}}. The rounds available on the map depends on the last round completed. The player can backtrack and replay a previously completed round.
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Some of the rounds contain a warlock that Hayato can battle. If he is victorious, the warlock drops a scroll that teaches Hayato a new ability. Some of the round are "training rounds," which contain an optional obstacle course through a dojo filled with arrows and spikes. Hayato loses the challenge if he is hit by anything but can retry it if he fails. He is given a reward such as an extension of his strength bar or a defensive talisman if he succeeds.
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===Secrets of the Scrolls===
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These special techniques are learned by defeating warlocks and collecting the scrolls that they drop.
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{| class="prettytable"
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! Ability
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! Button Combination
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! Description
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|-
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| High Jump (高跳び)
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| {{Up}}+{{2}}
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| Gives Hayato the ability to jump higher.
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|-
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| Crushing Head Attack (からたけわり)
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| {{Up}}+{{1}}
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| An upward standing sword slice that allows Hayato to hit enemies above him as well as in front of him.
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|-
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| Splitting the Helmet (兜割)
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| {{Up}}+{{1}} (in mid-air)
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| A sword slash that can be performed while jumping.
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|-
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| Cutting the Air (真空斬り)
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| {{Down}}+{{1}}
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| A maneuver that attacks enemies both in front of and behind him from a kneeling position.
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|-
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| Wild Wheel Sword (乱射と)
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| {{Upleft}} or {{Upright}}
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| Allows Hayato to walk while cutting with his sword in a spinning motion.
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|}
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===Rounds===
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=200|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Higo (肥後)
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| screenshot=Kenseiden, Stage 1.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Chikuzen (筑前)
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| screenshot=Kenseiden, Stage 2.png
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| screenshot2=Kenseiden, Stage 2 Boss.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Nagato (長門)
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| screenshot=Kenseiden, Stage 3.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Iyo (伊予)
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| screenshot=Kenseiden, Stage 4.png
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| screenshot2=Kenseiden, Stage 4 Boss.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Tosa (土佐)
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| screenshot=Kenseiden, Stage 5.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Izumo (出雲)
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| screenshot=Kenseiden, Stage 6.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Settsu (摂津)
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| screenshot=Kenseiden, Stage 7.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Yamato (大和)
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| screenshot=Kenseiden, Stage 8.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Kaga (加賀)
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| screenshot=Kenseiden, Stage 9.png
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| screenshot2=Kenseiden, Stage 9 Boss.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Iga (伊賀)
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| screenshot=Kenseiden, Stage 10.png
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| screenshot2=Kenseiden, Stage 10 Boss.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Owari (尾張)
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| screenshot=Kenseiden, Stage 11.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Echyu (越中)
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| screenshot=Kenseiden, Stage 12.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Suruga (駿河)
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| screenshot=Kenseiden, Stage 13.png
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| screenshot2=Kenseiden, Stage 13 Boss.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Echigo (越後)
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| screenshot=Kenseiden, Stage 14.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Mito (水戸)
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| screenshot=Kenseiden, Stage 15.png
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| screenshot2=Kenseiden, Stage 15 Boss.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Edo (江戸)
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| screenshot=Kenseiden, Stage 16.png
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| screenshot2=Kenseiden, Stage 16 Boss 1.png
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| screenshot3=Kenseiden, Stage 16 Boss 2.png
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| desc=
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}}
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}}
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===Items===
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=50|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Gourd of Life (瓢箪)
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| sprite={{sprite | Kenseiden, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Partially restores Hayato's strength.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Medicine Case (印籠)
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| sprite={{sprite | Kenseiden, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Completely replenishes Hayato's strength when he takes fatal damage. Hayato can carry one at a time.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Sword (かたな)
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| sprite={{sprite | Kenseiden, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Upgrades the power of Hayato's attacks.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Talisman of Protection (御守)
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| sprite={{sprite | Kenseiden, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Increases Hayato's defenses so that he takes less damage from enemy attacks.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Secret Scrolls (秘伝書)
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| sprite={{sprite | Kenseiden, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=80 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Teaches Hayato a new technique. Obtained by defeating warlocks. Also fully replenishes his strength.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Wooden Doll (こけし)
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| sprite={{sprite | Kenseiden, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Gives the player an extra life, up to a maximum of 9.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Diary (日記)
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| sprite={{sprite | Kenseiden, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=112 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Gives the player a continue.
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}}
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}}
  
 
==Versions==
 
==Versions==
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|kr_name=화랑의검
 
|kr_name=화랑의검
 
|kr_rom=Hwarang-ui Geom
 
|kr_rom=Hwarang-ui Geom
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|kr_trans=Sword of the Flower Knight
 
}}
 
}}
  

Revision as of 22:46, 9 March 2022

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Kenseiden title.png

Kenseiden, Title Screen JP.png

Hwarang-ui Geom, Title Screen.png

Kenseiden
System(s): Sega Master System
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Peripherals supported: FM Sound Unit
Genre: Action[1][2]

















Number of players: 1
Official in-game languages:
  • 日本語
  • English
  • 한국어
    • Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Master System
    JP     		¥5,5005,500 G-1358
    Sega Master System
    US     		7013
    Sega Master System
    EU     		MK-7013-50
    Sega Master System
    UK     		£24.9524.95[4] MK-7013-50
    Sega Master System
    SE
    Sega Master System
    AU     		7013
    Sega Master System
    BR
    Sega Master System
    KR     		GB-2358

    Kenseiden (剣聖伝) is a platform action game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Master System. The game uses the FM Sound Unit for enhanced music when running on a Sega Mark III or Japanese Master System.

    The game was released as Hwarang-ui Geom (화랑의 검, "Sword of the Flower Knight") in South Korea. The main character sprite was altered to look like a Korean warrior and the map of Japan was changed to a map of Korea.

    Story

    The samurai Hayato must fight warlocks and evil spirits that plague 16th century Japan. The warlocks stole the five secret scrolls and the Sword of the Dragon King from his family. Hayato, who has dragon blood in his veins, must recover the scrolls and sword from the Black Magic Castle in Edo.

    Gameplay

    Kenseiden, Map.png

    Map

    The game is an action platformer similar Konami's Castlevania series. The player controls Hayato, battling supernatural horrors in 16th century Japan. Hayato walks with Left or Right, kneels with Down, and jumps with 2. He walks up staircases with Up-left or Up-right and down staircases with Down-left or Down-right. He enters doorways with Up. He attacks with his katana with 1. He can perform an upward slash from a kneeling position with Down+2. He can also attack while jumping.

    Hayato's strength is indicated by a bar at the top of the screen. He loses strength whenever an enemy attacks him. His strength is carried over from stage to stage. If he loses all of his health, he loses a life. The game ends if he loses all of his lives, but it can be continued if the player has continues remaining. The player can find items that grant extra lives and continues, and extra lives are also awarded for every 20,000 points earned.

    There are sixteen rounds total, each taking place in a different old province of Japan. After completing the first round, the next round is selected from a map. The player can cycle through the rounds with 1 and select the currently flashing province with 2. The rounds available on the map depends on the last round completed. The player can backtrack and replay a previously completed round.

    Some of the rounds contain a warlock that Hayato can battle. If he is victorious, the warlock drops a scroll that teaches Hayato a new ability. Some of the round are "training rounds," which contain an optional obstacle course through a dojo filled with arrows and spikes. Hayato loses the challenge if he is hit by anything but can retry it if he fails. He is given a reward such as an extension of his strength bar or a defensive talisman if he succeeds.

    Secrets of the Scrolls

    These special techniques are learned by defeating warlocks and collecting the scrolls that they drop.

    Ability Button Combination Description
    High Jump (高跳び) Up+2 Gives Hayato the ability to jump higher.
    Crushing Head Attack (からたけわり) Up+1 An upward standing sword slice that allows Hayato to hit enemies above him as well as in front of him.
    Splitting the Helmet (兜割) Up+1 (in mid-air) A sword slash that can be performed while jumping.
    Cutting the Air (真空斬り) Down+1 A maneuver that attacks enemies both in front of and behind him from a kneeling position.
    Wild Wheel Sword (乱射と) Up-left or Up-right Allows Hayato to walk while cutting with his sword in a spinning motion.

    Rounds

    Kenseiden, Stage 1.png

    		Higo (肥後)

    Kenseiden, Stage 2.png

    Kenseiden, Stage 2 Boss.png

    		Chikuzen (筑前)

    Kenseiden, Stage 3.png

    		Nagato (長門)

    Kenseiden, Stage 4.png

    Kenseiden, Stage 4 Boss.png

    		Iyo (伊予)

    Kenseiden, Stage 5.png

    		Tosa (土佐)

    Kenseiden, Stage 6.png

    		Izumo (出雲)

    Kenseiden, Stage 7.png

    		Settsu (摂津)

    Kenseiden, Stage 8.png

    		Yamato (大和)

    Kenseiden, Stage 9.png

    Kenseiden, Stage 9 Boss.png

    		Kaga (加賀)

    Kenseiden, Stage 10.png

    Kenseiden, Stage 10 Boss.png

    		Iga (伊賀)

    Kenseiden, Stage 11.png

    		Owari (尾張)

    Kenseiden, Stage 12.png

    		Echyu (越中)

    Kenseiden, Stage 13.png

    Kenseiden, Stage 13 Boss.png

    		Suruga (駿河)

    Kenseiden, Stage 14.png

    		Echigo (越後)

    Kenseiden, Stage 15.png

    Kenseiden, Stage 15 Boss.png

    		Mito (水戸)

    Kenseiden, Stage 16.png

    Kenseiden, Stage 16 Boss 1.png

    Kenseiden, Stage 16 Boss 2.png

    		Edo (江戸)

    Items

    Kenseiden, Items.png
    		 Gourd of Life (瓢箪)
    Partially restores Hayato's strength.
    Kenseiden, Items.png
    		 Medicine Case (印籠)
    Completely replenishes Hayato's strength when he takes fatal damage. Hayato can carry one at a time.
    Kenseiden, Items.png
    		 Sword (かたな)
    Upgrades the power of Hayato's attacks.
    Kenseiden, Items.png
    		 Talisman of Protection (御守)
    Increases Hayato's defenses so that he takes less damage from enemy attacks.
    Kenseiden, Items.png
    		 Secret Scrolls (秘伝書)
    Teaches Hayato a new technique. Obtained by defeating warlocks. Also fully replenishes his strength.
    Kenseiden, Items.png
    		 Wooden Doll (こけし)
    Gives the player an extra life, up to a maximum of 9.
    Kenseiden, Items.png
    		 Diary (日記)
    Gives the player a continue.

    Versions

    Localised names

    Also known as
    Language Localised Name English Translation
    English Kenseiden Kenseiden
    Japanese 剣聖伝 Kenseiden
    Korean Hwarang-ui Geom (화랑의검) Sword of the Flower Knight

    Hints

    • US hints

    Magazine articles

    Main article: Kenseiden/Magazine articles.

    Physical scans

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
    {{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
    Based on
    0 review
    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
    85
    		[5]
    Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
    85
    		[6]
    The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) PAL
    85
    		[7]
    Computer Action (DK)
    50
    		[8]
    Console XS (UK) PAL
    64
    		[9]
    Game Mania (UK)
    85
    		[10]
    The Games Machine (UK) PAL
    86
    		[11]
    Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
    70
    		[12]
    Mean Machines Sega (UK)
    85
    		[13]
    Sega Power (UK) PAL
    75
    		[14]
    Sega Pro (UK)
    61
    		[15]
    Sega Pro (UK) PAL
    64
    		[16]
    Sega Master System
    		 75
    Based on
    12 reviews

    Kenseiden

    Master System, JP
    Kenseiden JP cover.jpg
    Cover
    Kenseiden JP cart.jpg
    Cart
    KenseidenSMSJManual.pdf
    Manual
    Master System, US
    Kenseiden US cover.jpg
    Cover
    Kenseiden sms us manual.pdf
    Manual
    Master System, EU
    Kenseiden EU cover.jpg
    Cover
    Kenseiden EU cart.jpg
    Cart
    Master System, EU (Sega®)
    Kenseiden EU R cover.jpg
    Cover
    Master System, EU ("No Limits")
    Kenseiden EU nolimits cover.jpg
    Cover
    Master System, SE

    Master System, AU
    Kenseiden AU cover.jpg
    Cover
    Kenseiden SMS AU cart.jpg
    Cart
    Master System, BR (cardboard)
    Kenseiden SMS BR Cardboard Box.jpg
    Cover
    Kenseiden SMS BR Cart.jpg
    Cart
    Kenseiden SMS BR Manual.pdf
    Manual
    Master System, BR
    Kenseiden BR cover.jpg
    Cover
    Kenseiden SMS BR Cart.jpg
    Cart
    Master System, KR
    Kenseiden SMS KR backcover.jpgKenseiden SMS KR spine.jpgKenseiden SMS KR cover.jpg
    Cover
    Kenseiden SMS KR cart.jpg
    Cart

    Technical information

    ROM dump status

    System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
    Sega Master System
     ?
    CRC32 516ed32e
    MD5 6ae8f011701608ae8b765a26eb0b7ce1
    SHA-1 3fce661d57e8bc764e7190ddbee4bf3d3e214c6c
    		256kB Cartridge (EU/US)
    Sega Master System
     ?
    CRC32 05ea5353
    MD5 f4c3327b0f92e09b21f59e90fd273c2f
    SHA-1 cd349833ff41821635c6242a0b8cef7e071103d5
    		256kB Cartridge (JP)

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/mastersystem/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-12-31 02:27)
    2. ↑ File:Kenseiden EU cover.jpg
    3. ↑ Computer Entertainer, "October 1988" (US; 1988-10-15), page 08
    4. ↑ ACE, "January 1989" (UK; 1989-xx-xx), page 166
    5. ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 59
    6. ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 100
    7. ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 58
    8. ↑ Computer Action, "Juli/August 89" (DK; 1989-0x-xx), page 36
    9. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 142
    10. ↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 81
    11. ↑ The Games Machine, "December 1988" (UK; 1988-11-17), page 51
    12. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Septiembre 1990" (ES; 1990-0x-xx), page 44
    13. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 133
    14. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 57
    15. ↑ Sega Pro, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-16), page 18
    16. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71
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