Kenseiden
From Sega Retro
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System(s): Sega Master System | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Sega | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peripherals supported: FM Sound Unit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Contents
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
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 or , kneels with , and jumps with . He walks up staircases with or and down staircases with or . He enters doorways with . He attacks with his katana with . He can perform an upward slash from a kneeling position with +. 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 found the Diary item. 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 and select the currently flashing province with . 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.
Rounds
Higo (肥後) | |
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Chikuzen (筑前) | |
Nagato (長門) | |
Iyo (伊予) | |
Tosa (土佐) | |
Izumo (出雲) | |
Settsu (摂津) | |
Yamato (大和) | |
Kaga (加賀) | |
Iga (伊賀) | |
Owari (尾張) | |
Echyu (越中) | |
Suruga (駿河) | |
Echigo (越後) | |
Mito (水戸) | |
Edo (江戸) | |
Items
Gourd of Life (瓢箪) | |
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Partially restores Hayato's strength. | |
Medicine Case (印籠) | |
Completely replenishes Hayato's strength when he takes fatal damage. Hayato can carry one at a time. | |
Sword (かたな) | |
Upgrades the power of Hayato's attacks. | |
Talisman of Protection (御守) | |
Increases Hayato's defenses so that he takes less damage from enemy attacks. | |
Secret Scrolls (秘伝書) | |
Teaches Hayato a new technique. Obtained by defeating warlocks. Also fully replenishes his strength. | |
Wooden Doll (こけし) | |
Gives the player an extra life, up to a maximum of 9. | |
Diary (日記) | |
Gives the player the opportunity to continue the game after running out of lives. |
Versions
Localised names
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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English | Kenseiden | Kenseiden |
Japanese | 剣聖伝 | Kenseiden |
Korean | Hwarang-ui Geom (화랑의검) | Sword of the Flower Knight |
Hints
Magazine articles
- Main article: Kenseiden/Magazine articles.
Physical scans
Sega Retro Average | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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75 | |
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Based on 12 reviews |
Master System, SE |
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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256kB | Cartridge (EU/US) | |||||||||||
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256kB | Cartridge (JP) |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/mastersystem/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-12-31 02:27)
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