In one area, two priests suspended in mid-air have been hooked into a computer, electrical energy crackling as they convulse in the air. There's some back and forth between certain areas, but so much of the game has some incredibly striking scenes that it's a pleasure whenever you do have to double-back. Narita Boy's story is strictly linear, with marked goals to follow as you run around its pixel-perfect backdrop. ![]() One boss battle I had to dodge a giant mechanical carp in a Japanese bathhouse as I surfed on a giant floppy disk One boss battle I had to dodge a giant mechanical carp in a bathhouse as I surfed on a giant floppy disk-which was pretty fantastic. These dramatic encounters feel more about showing off the idea behind the creation rather than being actually difficult. ![]() Boss fights are more challenging, but not as much as I was expecting. The game brings technology and mythology together to create an interesting world.Įnemy attacks are clearly choreographed to the point where if you just remember which technique works for each enemy you'll breeze past with ease. There's a certain mysticism too, like how the high-priestess of the entire Kingdom is a supervisor program named Motherboard, how sentient programs called techno-fathers worship complex algorithms, how floppy disks act as keys to the holiest of temples, and how lines of code are treated as ancient scripture. It's the usual 'hero saving the world' narrative but with the twist of being inside a retro console from the '80s, and I think Narita Boy's execution of that idea is brilliant.Įvery scrap and segment of the gaming console has been assigned a specific role within this fantasy universe, and the world has enough lore that it could rival Game of Thrones. Traveling through each of the kingdom's three regions, you must defeat the evil servants of HIM, a dark program that wishes to see the Digital Kingdom fall. Simple to play but hard to master.Playing as the titular pixel hero Narita Boy, you have been summoned to save the Digital Kingdom from crisis. The kingdom is under attack and Narita Boy is its last hope of survival. The player will journey with Narito Boy on his epic quest to find the techno sword. The story pays homage to an 80's style plot. The graphics are those of a 2D 8bit retro game but with a modern touch. Easy to learn, simple to play, but a real challenge to Master.Įxplore and fight in a futuristic world.Find vehicles to traverse greater distances and use your instincts to find well-hidden secrets. Find items to upgrade your digital magic and your (meta)physical strength.Jump, fight, find your own way in order to progress, travel across dimensions and let yourself be amazed by the amazing retro-futuristic universe of Narita Boy.Meet weird, unique characters and wield powerful and strange magic. The Story will put you through a journey between dimensions, neglecting the ebbs and turns of Time itself.An awesome Soundtrack inspired by the glory days of analog synthesizers.Classic 2D scroller action with new exotic time and dimension jump mechanics, RPG elements and amazing worlds to explore from the streets of the 80s to the weird futuristic landscapes of another dimension.Narita Boy reloads the creative canons to find a unique style that combines the past and the future of video games A homage to the 80's that tastes like retro but is also new.Purely handcrafted pixel sprites with rich and complex animations.
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