

1998 · Koei · Fighting · Ninja
Destrega
PlayStation exclusive
Thousands of years ago, a people known as the Strega came to the country of Zamuel offering the secrets of peace and understanding. With them they brought great knowledge and power and shared gifts with the people to exercise powers such as those the Strega had. They showed the path towards true enlightenment, but underestimated the overwhelming drive of human greed and ambition.
- Released
- 23 September 1998
- Platforms
- PlayStationPlayStation Portable
- Genres
- FightingNinja
- Developers
- Koei
- Publishers
- —
- Modes
- MultiplayerSingle-player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Themes
- Action
- Country
- Japan
- Age ratings
- ESRB T
About
Destrega (デストレーガ, Desutorēga) is a 1998 fighting video game developed by Omega Force and published by Koei for the PlayStation. Destrega separates itself from other games by creating a rock paper scissors type of fighting system.
Keywords
- martial arts
- magic
- 3d
- polygonal 3d
- psone classics
- playstation tv support
- platform fighting
Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
The fighting style in the game is unique in many aspects. Movement includes the ability to freely roam the current environment. The X button jumps, while R1 causes the player to dash and L1 blocks. The close range fighting system is like Rock, Paper, Scissors where each type of attack is stronger and weaker than another.
The Square button results in a quick (but weak) attack; Triangle a slow and powerful one. Circle allows you to sidestep, allowing an attack by slipping behind your opponent.
Story
1000 years ago, the Strega appeared in the small country of Zamuel. These Strega possessed mysterious powers, and passed their knowledge to the people of Zamuel, transforming the poor country into a prosperous nation. They bestowed upon them mystical objects, known as Jeno, which would enable ordinary humans to exercise powers to their own. However, the Strega underestimated the overwhelming drive of human ambition and greed.
With this new power, the people of Zamuel would invade their neighboring lands. In no time, the entire continent transformed itself into a world of destruction and death.
Reception
The game received above-average reviews. S. S. release date.
In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 29 out of 40. Boba Fatt of GamePro said in an early review, "To sum up, Destrega's sheer ambition pulls it above its weaknesses to make it one of the most unique, exciting, and challenging PlayStation fighters on the market—the story mode alone makes the game a must-play. Next time you check out a big-name fighting sequel, think back to Destrega's features and imagine what the developers could have done."
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Collections7 collections
Publishers
Genres
- Fighting gamesList
- Ninja gamesStandalone games › Games with ninja player characters
Platform libraries
- PlayStation (console) games (A–L)Games list (A–L)
- Downloadable PlayStation games (North America)Released titles
- Downloadable PlayStation games (PAL region)Released titles
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