Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
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Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
- Release Date: 1990
- Genre: Action
- Style: Side-Scrolling Platform
Game Description
Alex Kidd leaps from Sega Master System to Genesis for his first and only 16-bit adventure. It seems the young hero's father has gone missing somewhere on Paperock Planet, and it's up to players to help find him. The platform-style action has little Alex exploring a number of vibrant locales and defeating such enemies as mummies, baboons, and scorpions throughout 11 levels of play. Alex can perform a combination of jump kicks and punches to defeat his foes, while he searches for chests filled with helpful items. Each stage also features some rather unusual boss encounters, which involve playing games of "rock-paper-scissors" instead of more traditional battles. A victory earns players money used to purchase one of seven offbeat gadgets, from a pogo stick to a wizard's cane.~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide
Roots & Influences
Alex Kidd in Miracle World (1986) for the Master System was the first game in this popular series.~ Joshua Dudley, All Game Guide
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Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
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| Developer(s) | Sega |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Producer(s) | Kotaro Hayashida |
| Designer(s) | Yuji Naka |
| Artist(s) | Rieko Kodama Naoto Ohshima Hirokazu Yasuhara |
| Composer(s) | Hiroshi Kubota |
| Series | Alex Kidd series |
| Platform(s) | Mega Drive/Genesis, Virtual Console, Mega Drive Handheld |
| Release date(s) | Mega Drive JP February 10, 1989 NA August 14, 1989 EU November 30, 1990 Virtual Console NA April 9, 2007 EU May 4, 2007 |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Media/distribution | ROM Cartridge |
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (アレックスキッド 天空魔城) is a side-scrolling platform game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis video game console. The game was released in Japan in February 1989, North and South America in August 1989 and in Europe on November 1990. It is the only 16-bit platform game starring Alex Kidd, and the fifth game in the Alex Kidd series of video games.
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle follows Alex as he fights his way through the fictional planet Paperock in search of his long-lost father, King Thor. Alex has access to several items and vehicles that help him complete his quest, including a motorbike, pedicopter, and pogo stick, which each give him unique abilities. While traveling through eleven worlds, Alex must defeat several opponents in rock-paper-scissors before finally finding King Thor.
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Gameplay
The player guides Alex through eleven stages by fighting and avoiding enemies and obstacles. Alex can jump, kick, crawl or punch enemies, causing them to explode into gold coins, called Baums. New items and vehicles are gained by playing Janken (Rock, Paper, Scissors) in gambling houses, including the Sukopako Motorcycle, the pedicopter (a small pedal-powered helicopter), a pogo stick and wizard cane which allows Alex to float in the air for a few seconds. One hit from any enemy causes Alex to die instantly.
In the original Japanese version of the game, when Alex or his opponent lose a Rock Paper Scissors match, the loser's clothes disappear, leaving him/her naked with a fig leaf over his/her genitalia. In the Western versions, the loser is flattened by a heavy weight. Several levels were also renamed for the Western release.
Plot
Alex lives on Planet Aries, controlled by his brother, King Igul. After hearing a rumor that his long-lost father, King Thor, is still alive on Planet Paperock, Alex travels to the planet to search for him.
Reception and legacy
Contemporary sources have given mixed reviews, with a rating of 58.33% from GameRankings.[1] Allgame gave the game two-and-a-half stars out of five.[2]IGN gave the game four-and-a-half stars out of ten on both the Genesis and Wii platforms.[3][4]
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle has been included in a variety of Mega Drive game compilations for newer platforms. The game is part of the Sega Mega Drive Collection (known in America as the Sega Genesis Collection) for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable and was also released on the Wii's Virtual Console on April 9, 2007 in North America and May 4, 2007 in Europe. The game later appeared in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection / Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game is also included in the second volume of Sega Mega Drive Classic Collection for PC, as well as in the box set of all volumes, Sega Mega Drive Classic Collection: Gold Edition. The game is also available as a standalone unit on the Arcade Legends Sega Genesis Volume 2 plug and play joypad, released by Radica, and the Sega Mega Drive Handheld, a portable game console containing twenty games. It has also been released for Microsoft Windows XP on Steam individually and as part of Sega Genesis Classics Pack 2.
References
- ^ "Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/genesis/586018-alex-kidd-in-the-enchanted-castle/index.html. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ^ Marriott, Scott Alan. "Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle". Review. Allgame. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=1507&tab=review. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ^ http://au.cheats.ign.com/objects/006/006171.html
- ^ http://au.wii.ign.com/objects/882/882317.html
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