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It’s a mystical journey across lands of danger and magic for the beat-em-up shrines this month!
WIZARD FIRE 2: Data East’s sequel to Gate of Doom greatly improves on the first game engine with more vibrant environment despite the bleak monster-infested areas, and ditching the Ninja for the more Western RPG-apt Elf and Dwarf. Furthermore, magic morphs are now usable in boss battles. Numerous monsters and familiar creatures are heavily inspired with traditional D&D fare.
PU-LI-RU-LA: One of the wackiest and most psychedelic beat-em-ups to grace the arcades, follow the adventures of Zac and Mel throughout Radishland, battling various bizarro monsters later revealed as Time Keepers enchanted by an evil entity to stop time throughout the world of PuLiRuLa, tearing the fabric of time and reality. The shrine features the Japanese version, infamous for “unique” scenery that were excised from the World version.
CASTLE OF DRAGON: Also known as Dragon’s Unit, this obscure game is more like a medieval fantasy beat-em-up, alternating between two-plane stages and horizontal/vertical platforming.Despite its fair share of mythical fantasy bestiary, the game itself is very short, often lasting 15-20 minutes, with each stage averaging 2 minutes. If completed by 2 players together,
I hope you enjoy the new treats! Next month is... November (obviously), which would have a traditional Halloween platform/beat-em-up feature!