Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishi Jūrokubē no Karakuri Manjigatame explained

Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishi Jūrokubē no Karakuri Manjigatame
Developer:Konami
Publisher:Konami
Genre:Action-adventure
Series:Ganbare Goemon
Modes:Single-player, multiplayer
Platforms:Super Famicom

Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishi Jūrokubē no Karakuri Manjigatame ("The Lucky Mechanism of the Lion Benefit Army") is an action-adventure game by Konami, which was released for the Super Famicom in 1994.[1]

It is the third game in the Japanese video game series Ganbare Goemon to be released on the Super Famicom, and the sequel to . The game is a top down action adventure that gives the ability to switch characters in order to access different powers.[2]

Gameplay

Goemon 3 is an action-adventure game with many different play styles, including platforming, 3D chases, one on one fighting, mech sequences and isometric RPG sequences.

Plot

The Wise Old Man has invented a time-traveling device and sent himself into the future. Initially using it for some romantic escapades, he soon faces a problem when Bisumaru, a French-Catholic nun and Ebisumaru's descendant, who hijacks the device. The sinister Juurokubei orders her to wreaks havoc on Japan. Goemon then travels to the futuristic Neo Edo in order to stop her.[3]

Development and release

Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishi Jūrokubē no Karakuri Manjigatame was developed by Konami.

Reception

Nintendo Magazine System described the game as brilliant and original, and as "a must buy for platform fans". Kurt Kalata of Hardcore gaming 101 described it as a "pretty decent game".[3]

Sequel

A further sequel was released for the Super Famicom, in 1995.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishi Juurokube no Karakuri Manji Gatame! . IGN . Ziff Davis . 2024-04-20.
  2. Web site: Schneider . Peer . 2023-04-13 . Life and Death of the Mystical Ninja . IGN . Ziff Davis . 2024-04-20.
  3. Web site: The legend of the Mystical Ninja . Kalata. Kurt . June 9, 2017 . hardcoregaming101 . 19 June 2024 .