Kujaku-ou

Kujaku Ou is based on Makoto Ogino’s comic published in Young Jump in the late 1980s. Players follow Kujaku, a demon-hunting Buddhist monk sent to investigate reported attacks on a nearby temple.

The investigation develops into a quest to prevent a demon clan from summoning its Dark Lord. Exploration uses menu-based commands such as go, speak, and look, followed by menus of relevant objects or people.

When enemies appear, the game shifts to short, turn-based combat sequences. Available actions include fighting, running away, or using prayers that function like magical spells.

• Release: September 21, 1988
• Developer: Graphic Research
• Publisher: Pony Canyon
• Platforms: Family Computer, MSX, Nintendo Famicom, and Sega Master System/Mark III
• Genres: Adventure, Platform, Shooter