1995 · KSS · Platformer

Majūō

Nintendo exclusive

1995 video game

Released: 25 August 1995
Platforms: SNES
Genres: Platformer
Developers: KSS
Publishers: KSS
Modes: Single-player
Country: Japan

About

Majūō is a 1995 Japanese action game published by KSS for the Super Famicom. The story is that of a man named Abel who must rescue his wife and child from hell. It is a 2D side scrolling game. Defeating bosses allows the player to transform into various demons. In 2024, there was an announcement of a new release from Retro-Bit.

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Reception

The game was noted for its high difficulty.

Stuart Hunt of Retro Gamer praised the game saying "It's wonderfully atmospheric and amazingly detailed, exhibiting the same impressive attention to detail that Konami afforded to early Castlevania games." Retro Gamer also recommended the game among the top five games for British gamers to import, alongside Magical Pop'n, DoRemi Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, and Ogre Battle. They described the game as "Castlevania with a Gun", and questioned why the game was not released outside of Japan.