Saturday, September 20, 2025

Tenchi wo Kurau for PCE CD


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Tenchi wo Kurau


Genre: action - beat em up

Publisher: NEC

Year: 1994

System: PCE CD


Gameplay Score: 3

Gameplay Notes:

Has a Mega Man X style charge shot and a 3x combo attack. The strat is to consistently move up and down to avoid enemy attacks. Once I figured this out the game became super easy. The 1 and 2 buttons attack left or right like Double Dragon 2.


Level Design Score: 4

Level Design Notes:

Enemy waves have just enough variety to keep your interest. But the set.poeces are what gives the game personally and a degree of fun. Every now and then there's an autoscroller section with barriers that will kill you.


Theme Score: 4

Theme Notes:

Medieval Chinese warfare. I love the novelty of the setting along with the gratuitous violence of the after level cutscenes.


Art Style Score: 2

Art Style Notes:

Tiny sprites and well conceived but simple stage backgrounds to create an almost 8 bit look. Certainly a massive step down from the arcade original. The screen is heavily letterboxed.


Audio Score: 2

Audio Notes:

Lovely Chinese music is overshadowed by some of the most annoying sounds you could imagine. Loud screams and grunts constantly pour out of your character and enemies.


Overall Score: 62

Review ID: 11119



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