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The Legend of Kage

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First release
Apr 18, 1986
Developer
Tose
Publisher
Square Enix, Taito
Genres
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade · Action, Fantasy
Platforms
Wii, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Family Computer

The Legend of Kage is a port of the 1985 arcade game under the same name. The player is armed with a kodachi shortsword and an unlimited amount of shuriken. Grabbing a crystal ball causes the player character's Kage's clothes to change to the next level in colour and thereby attain certain powers (bigger shuriken and/or faster speed); if Kage is hit while in green or orange clothes, he does not die but revert to his normal red clothes. Grabbing a scroll causes Kage to stand still and meditate for several seconds while approaching enemies drop to the ground dead.

Also known as Легендата за Каге, Legend of Kage, Kage no Densetsu

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Storyline
The player takes role of the young Iga ninja named Kage ("Shadow") on the mission to rescue Princess Kiri (Kirihime) from the villains Yoshi (Yoshiro Yukikusa) and Yuki (Yukinosuke Kiri). Kage must fight his way through the forest, along the secret passageway, up the fortress wall and through the castle, rescuing her two times (three in the NES version) in order to win the game. Each time the princess is rescued, the seasons change in the game.Read more

The player takes role of the young Iga ninja named Kage ("Shadow") on the mission to rescue Princess Kiri (Kirihime) from the villains Yoshi (Yoshiro Yukikusa) and Yuki (Yukinosuke Kiri). Kage must fight his way through the forest, along the secret passageway, up the fortress wall and through the castle, rescuing her two times (three in the NES version) in order to win the game. Each time the princess is rescued, the seasons change in the game.

Release dates
Family Computer
Apr 18, 1986
Nintendo Entertainment System
Aug 1987
Wii
Dec 19, 2006
All 6 release dates
Wii
Feb 19, 2007
Nintendo 3DS
Jan 22, 2014
Wii U
Jun 04, 2014
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
2d, virtual console, wii virtual console, nintendo 3ds virtual console, wii u virtual console
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  • Englishinterface
  • 日本語interface
IGDB · recorded 7 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 7 Oct 2026