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Busou Renkin
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Game Synopsis
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Kazuki Muto is an average high school sophomore who
plays the part of hero and pushes a girl from the striking blow of a slavering
homunculus. In the process of saving the girl
however, the
monster plunges its tentacle through Kazuki's heart
and kills him. Kazuto wakes up screaming and
clutching his chest. His roommates in the dorm burst
in and tell him to keep it down. Kazuki assumes that
it was only a dream but he really died trying to
save the girl who in turn resurrected him with the
power of alchemy. The girl's name is Tokiko Tsumura
and she affixed a Kakugane Medal on Kazuki's chest
which was then absorbed into his body to grant him
new life.
Along with his new heart and vitality, Kazuki is also gifted with a
unique Busou Renkin (Arms Alchemy) weapon. In his
case, Kazuki's Busou Renkin is a massive lance
that's shaped like an arrowhead which can be used
to destroy homunculus. In the animation, both the
homunculus and Arms Alchemy were born from the
practice of alchemy with the former being the
artificial life created from techniques and the
Arms being the product of weapons research and
development. Tokiko's Arms are sort of like Doctor
Octopus' arms except they're bladed and are called
a Valkyrie Skirt. The homunculus feed on humans
and the Arms are used to defeat them.
Jan
Code: 4988110022777
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Game
Notes
» Shade developed the game for Marvelous.
»» In the intro to the game, a Kakugane Medal
appears followed by prologue text and the title
screen which features the game logo on top and
greenery below. The theme song that plays is from
the animated series, "Makka na Chikai"
by Yoshiki Fukuyama.
»» If you leave the intro alone, an energetic
sequence plays which features Kazuki destroying
armies of enemies. Leave it alone again after the
title screen reappears and witness the power of
Tokiko as she slashes up enemy warriors with wild
abandon.
»» Press START on the title screen and the
following selections pop up:
NEW GAME............... Start a new game as
either Kazuki or Tokiko
LOAD GAME.............. Resume a game from
memory card save data
»» Start a NEW GAME and the Kakugane medal appears
followed by onscreen text and a voice over which
sets up the background story of Busou Renkin and
how Kazuki got to where he is today. The first
action scene is a dream sequence where Kazuki can
be controlled to slash at homunculus tentacles
that are rising from the ground. After about a
minute, the dream sequence ends and Hideyuki
Okakura screeches Hazuki's name followed by the
appearance of Kouji Rokumasu and Masashi Daihama.
Hazuki holds a conversation with his friends and
Tokiko eventually makes the scene. A placard
advertising Papillon Park beckons and the gang
decides to go to the theme park although Tokiko
isn't pleased with the idea, what with all the
homunculus that need killing. In the end however,
she decides to tag along. Hazuki's sister Mahiro
Muto, Saori Kawai, and Chisato Wakamiya also
appear afterwards to join in on the trip much to
Hideyuki's consternation. The theme park is owned
by the flamboyant Koshaku Chono aka Papillon.
Later on, Showusei Sakaguchi appears - he's the
leader of the Alchemy Warriors in the entirety of
Asia.
»» The French word Papillon translates to
"Butterfly."
»» Voice acting accompanies the dialogue in the
game interaction sequences.
»» After the introduction, a map appears with key
locations which are highlighted to show that they
can be visited. The pointing cursor is a purple
butterfly with animated wings. Use the d-pad to
move the butterfly over the location with "NEW"
over it and you'll enter a fast food establishment
where you can save your progress, adjust sound
volumes, etc. Once finished, head back out and
then select Papillon Park which is the rotating
landmark below the administrative building.
Papillon greets the party at the gates to the Park
when humanoid monsters manifest themselves in the
background. It's up to Kazuki and Tokiko to
dispatch the monsters.
»» The character selection screen allows players
to select either Kazuki or Tokiko as the character
to use. Since Tokiko's bladed arms are so
menacing, we chose her.
»» Press the SQUARE button once to attack and each
of Tokiko's four arms will attack in sequence
once. This means that you'll get a 4-hit combo
just by pressing the SQUARE button. Keep pressing
the SQUARE button and Tokiko will go into an
overdrive mode where the arms blast out a flurry
of slicing activity. A special attack can be
triggered by pressing the TRIANGLE button which
sends the arms swirling for a 66-hit combo in a
radius around her position.
»» If playing with Kazuki, he can perform an
attack sequence where he energizes the ground with
his sword and slowly lifts the weapon to damage
any enemies that are within the radius of the
attack area. Kazuki's attacks are also stronger
than Tokiko's which means he'll wipe out legions
of enemies much quicker than Tokiko can muster.
Towards the midway point of the first level, a few
enemy dragonflies that are carrying bombs may be
attacked. Jump and slice at them once to make them
drop their bombs and then attack then when they're
grounded. The bombs detonate after a few seconds
so stay away from them.
»» To penetrate the metal gate in the first level,
you'll have to well up enough power to perform a
special attack (TRIANGLE button) to pierce and
splinter it into shards. Note that only 8 minutes
are allocated for the level so destroy and dash
quickly.
»» The end level boss for the first stage is a
metallic minotaur powerhouse that's accompanied by
a gang of regulation-issue henchmen. The minotaur
doesn't discriminate and its attacks will damage
the henchmen as well as Tokiko or Kazuki. To
defeat it, run around and then use roughly two of
the mega-mighty power-up attacks. Once it's gone,
battle the henchmen and you're on to the next
mission.
»» After each stage, you're ranked with a letter
grade on your Max Combo, Clear Time, and Stage
Rank. Numerical values for Stage EXP and Total EXP
are also allocated.
»» The second stage takes place on another spot on
the map to the left of the first area. Again,
before the mission starts, you can choose either
Tokiko or Kazuki but note that four additional
spots for characters are available. In the second
stage, the crowds grow denser and more aggressive
with a mix of different monsters to battle. The
dragonflies are also on the attack at the outset
and drop their bombs.
»» In the "NOW LOADING" screens, a family of
pink-colored snails may be seen on the lower-right
corner of the screen. When you attack the
dragonflies and knock them to the ground, the
family of snails may be seen hovering above them.
»» A combo meter on the upper left side of the
screen keeps track of your current combos as well
as the Max combos reached in the level. Our high
was 108 consecutive hits in the first stage and
210 in the second stage.
»» Purple HP bars are located above each enemy to
indicate its remaining vitality.
»» Crates may be busted open to reveal cartons of
HP-recovery elixir within.
»» Enemies turn into stardust-like sparkles when
they're defeated.
»» Press the X button to jump and while in
mid-air, press the SQUARE button and Tokiko will
perform a double rolling attack with her arms
slicing and dicing on the way down.
»» Either the d-pad or L-analog may be used for
control.
»» After an energetic special attack sequence,
both Tokiko and Kazuki need to take a breather
which lasts for about 2 seconds. In that time,
they are vulnerable to attack since they're
huffing and puffing to catch their breath.
»» A map on the upper right corner of the screen
keeps track of the hero's position as a green
arrow and the locations of the monsters as red
blips
»» When Busou Renkin was originally announced, we
assumed it was a 3D fighting game. We're glad its
not. The 3D roaming action-adventure lends itself well to
the Busai Renkin franchise with its assortment of
characters. Tokiko was basically made for video
games and she's one of the more fun-to-watch
protagonists of late.
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