2001 · Quintet · Role-playing

Inuyasha

PlayStation exclusive

The purpose is to defeat "Naraku" and collect the scattered "Soul of the Four Souls", but you can continue to collect "Four Soul Fragments" after clearing. There are also original movies only for games produced by Sunrise. A special "Inuyasha notebook" was added as a first-time benefit. Inuyasha becomes a human and weakens on the day of the new day (new moon) due to the age setting. After clearing the Maitreya, the air holes cannot be used.

Released: 2001
Platforms: PlayStation
Genres: Role-playing
Developers: Quintet
Publishers: Bandai
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric Side view
Themes: Action Fantasy
Country: Japan
Age ratings: ESRB T
Languages: Japanese

About

Inuyasha is a role-playing game for PlayStation, developed and published by Bandai, which was released in Japan in 2001. The game is based on the events of the Inuyasha manga and anime. In this game, players work their way through various missions and stories that take place throughout the series.

Keywords

anime
magic

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Story

Playing as the characters from the series, players begin from the time Kagome falls through the well and meets her half-demon companion, and the story of Inuyasha unfolds from there. Inuyasha and Kagome build their relationship with each other, and along the way meet the familiar faces of Shippo, Miroku, Sango, Kirara, and resurrected Kikyo, and face off against enemies like Sesshoumaru and Naraku.

The game includes cutscenes, some of which were not included in the anime series and instead created for the game.

Reception

Two reviewers in Famitsu found the game retro in terms of graphics, gameplay and role-playing battles. While one reviewer said made the game a clunky curiosity, another said it was reminiscent of games of the two decades earlier and suffered from pacing issues.

Two reviewers in the magazine praised the voice-acting, with one saying it was an aspect that fans of the anime series would not find disappointing.