The name Hikyaku means 'to fly' (飛) ( hi) and 'leg, tentacle' (脚) ( kyaku).Ĭameo in Jubei's ending.

Days of Memories (third title) - in-text cameo.

Samurai Shodown (2019) - in some endings.Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits: Bushidou Retsuden.Samurai Shodown - also playable in the Game Boy port.Both of his special moves knock opponents down on contact. Hikyaku won't be able to move or attack for some time after dash ends as he becomes short of breath. His other special move, called Instant Rush, is a very fast dash across screen. Bombs will always explode on impact with ground or the opponent. If he is attacked before the bomb is tossed, it will fall out of his hands and land nearby instead. His Bomb Toss special move arches high across the screen, preventing any jumping attacks. Hikyaku's strong slashes involve smacking opponents with his bindle (which he also uses to toss opponent during his throw). High Stamina: Hikyaku can run night and day almost non-stop.He is thankful to Jubei for saving his sister. From then on, he swore to also aid Jubei on his travels, usually by saving the Palenke and Tangiers Stones from the remains of the antagonist's place.Ī man of duty who truly wants peace. He returned to the shogunate after he finally delivered his cargo. His servitude was broken when Jubei saved Yuki. Hikyaku's job was to disrupt the flow of fights by throwing food, coins, or bombs into the fray, favoring neither side of the battle.

Unable to run away, Hikyaku was forced to work for him as he held his sister, Yuki, hostage. While he was on the job, Amakusa approached him. According to Kurt Kalata of Hardcore Gaming 101, the home version is overall 'playable, but definitely a weak port.Hikyaku is a loyal servant to the Tokugawa clan, often asked to speedily deliver letters to their allies. Reception Receptionįrench magazine Joypad gave Ghost Chaser for the Super Famicom a review score of 72%. In 2017 the game was fan translated into English. In 1995, the game received a sequel, Guardians ( ガーディアンズ), also known as Denjinmakai II ( 電神魔傀II). It was released with the title Ghost Chaser Densei for the Super Famicom home console on Septemand was published by Banpresto. The government has set up a special police organization, Ghost Chaser, to stop Ghost terrorists. However, criminals who can not be found by the control system, called Ghosts, have infiltrated the country. In the year 2079, there is a country in the far east where a super computer controls all of the information in its cities, and crimestopping was supposed to be perfect. In the home version, only three (Makai, Iyo, and Belva) out of the six characters are playable, and the other three (Kurokishi, Zeldia, and Tulks) were turned into bosses one stage was also removed. Weapons have limited uses and will disappear if the player is disarmed by an enemy too much or when the player moves to a new area. Items such as weapons, health recovery items, and items awarding extra points can be picked up by standing over one and pressing the attack button. A thrown enemy can be tossed at another for additional damage. When an enemy is grabbed, the player can perform a grab attack by pressing the attack button or perform a throw by tilting the joystick left or right. When two players play, they can perform team-based special moves.Įnemies can be grabbed simply by walking into one of them.

The player also can perform a jump attack. Zeldia is the 2nd returnee to the game, although she is drastically different: she is now a blue haired girl with wings and claws, with moves focused on dive attacks and slamming enemies around. The final blow of the combo can be changed to a throw if the player moves the joystick in the opposite direction just before landing it. Pressing the attack button repeatedly when attacking an enemy or multiple enemies will cause the player character to perform a combo. The controls consist of an eight-way joystick and two buttons for attacking and jumping respectively. Health gauges are displayed for both player and enemy characters, while energy bars are displayed for special moves. Denjinmakai can be played by up to two players simultaneously.

Denjin makai 2 characters