History VideoGame / Hagane

** KnifeNut: A set of throwing kunai named "Suzaku".

Despite having the same name and also being a robot, He shouldn't be confuse with another Hagane from ''Videogame/SengokuAce'' series.

* KiAttacks: The monks with wide-brimmed hats do this. Hagane's somersault attacks can count as well.

The gameplay is frequently compared to ''VideoGame/{{Shinobi}}'' due to the ammo-using weapons [[spoiler: and because one of the stages involves trying out doors while enemies pop out of other doors]], and to ''VideoGame/{{Strider}}'' for the acrobatics.

''Hagane'' is a 1994 SNES / Super Famicom game by Creator/HudsonSoft and Creator/{{Red|Entertainment}} about a robotic ninja with a pair of ancestral statuettes for a power plant. He fights against a series of evil wizards and their many henchmen from a rival clan who want to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroy the world]] ForTheEvulz, apparently.

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Hagane is a ''very'' acrobatic chracter, able to do crazy spin jumps, backflips, somersaults and wall-jumps with total freedom. He's equipped with four distinct weapons: a katana to attack up-close, bombs and kunai for ranged attacks and a grappling hook to cling into ceilings. He's also capable of unleashing several different "ninpo" or ninja magic attack, which range from [[SmartBomb screen-clearing explosions]] to fire-engulfed flying kicks.

Despise of having the same name and also being a robot, shouldn't be confuse with another Hagane from ''Videogame/SengokuAce'' series.

* NintendoHard: Very much so. Stage 1-4 already has a auto-scrolling section that will get you a few times. ScrewAttack listed it as number 1 of the top 10 hardest SNES games.

* AbortedArc: The manual's backstory (''specially'' the original Japanese one) gives off this feeling. Most glaring in the fact the enemy group in-game is only one ''of four'' Koma factions, the Black Dragon Clan. Other stuff mentioned in passing such as the corrupt government of ODA and the mysterious Momochi are not even part of the game.

* AbsurdlySharpBlade: According to the manual, atleast: Hagane's katana is said to cut through ''500 mm composite steel'' like nothing.

Set in an alternate mystic-steampunk-ish dystopian Feudal Japan, Hagane was a ninja from the Fuuma clan, which has long been at war with the Koma clan. Since ancient times the Fuuma have been entrusted with the protection of a relic known as "Amano-Ikazuchi" ([[DubNameChange the Holy Grail in the English manual, for some reason]]), which holds the power to destroy the world. [[AxCrazy The]] [[OmnicidalManiac Koma]] wanted to end the world, so they attacked and exterminated the Fuuma, save for one man. Found at the brink of death by the mysterious monk Momochi, Hagane was turned into a cyborg whose only goal in life now is to stop the Koma.

* FeudingFamilies: The Fuuma and Koma ninja clans.

Set in an alternate mystic-steampunk-ish dystopian Feudal Japan, Hagane was a ninja from the Fuuma clan, which has long been at war with the Gohma clan. Since ancient times the Fuuma have been entrusted with the protection of a relic known as "Amano-Ikazuchi" ([[DubNameChange the Holy Grail in the English manual, for some reason]]), which holds the power to destroy the world. [[AxCrazy The]] [[OmnicidalManiac Gohma]] wanted to end the world, so they attacked and exterminated the Fuuma, save for one man. Found at the brink of death by the mysterious monk Momochi, Hagane was turned into a cyborg whose only goal in life now is to stop the Gohma.

* AbortedArc: The manual's backstory (''specially'' the original Japanese one) gives off this feeling. Most glaring in the fact the enemy group in-game is only one ''of four'' Gohma factions, the Black Dragon Clan. Other stuff mentioned in passing such as the corrupt government of ODA and the mysterious Momochi are not even part of the game.

* FeudingFamilies: The Fuuma and Gohma ninja clans.

* OmnicidalManiac: The Gohma clan want to destroy everything, for no stated reason.

Set in an alternate mystic-steampunk-ish dystopian Feudal Japan, Hagane was a ninja from the Fuuma clan, which has long been at war with the Gohma clan. SInce ancient times the Fuuma have been entrusted with the protection of a relic known as "Amano-Ikazuchi" ([[DubNameChange the Holy Grail in the English manual, for some reason]]), which holds the power to destroy the world. [[AxCrazy The]] [[OmnicidalManiac Gohma]] wanted to end the world, so they attacked and exterminated the Fuuma, save for one man. Found at the brink of death by the mysterious monk Momochi, Hagane was turned into a cyborg whose only goal in life now is to stop the Gohma.

Set in an alternate mystic-steampunk-ish dystopian Feudal Japan, Hagane was a ninja from one of two warring factions: the Fuuma and the Gohma. The Fuuma were since ancient times entrusted with the protection of a relic known as "Amano-Ikazuchi" ([[DubNameChange the Holy Grail in the English manual, for some reason]]), which holds the power to destroy the world. [[AxCrazy The]] [[OmnicidalManiac Gohma]] wanted to end the world, so they attacked and exterminated the Fuuma, save for one man. Found at the brink of death by the mysterious monk Momochi, Hagane was turned into a cyborg whose only goal in life now is to stop the Gohma.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Jasei-Jyu is the only female in the ''game'', period.

''Hagane'' is a 1994 SNES / Super Famicom game by Creator/HudsonSoft and Creator/{{Red|Entertainment}} about a robotic ninja with a pair of ancestral statuettes for a power plant. He fights against a series of evil wizards and their many henchmen for... some... reason.

The gameplay is frequently compared to {{Shinobi}} due to the ammo-using weapons [[spoiler: and because one of the stages involves trying out doors while enemies pop out of other doors]], and to VideoGame/{{Strider}} for the acrobatics.

* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: Stage 1-2

* AutoScrollingLevel (AdvancingWallOfDoom): Stage 1-4, where the screen scrolls right to left. It is mostly flat terrain, with the occasional pit that appears suddenly if you hug the left of the screen.

* [[spoiler: BittersweetEnding: The hero accomplished whatever it was he was supposed to, but as a consequence, loses power and starts rusting.]]
* [[spoiler: DoomsdayDevice: Amano-Ikazuchi, a ''demonic ICBM''.]]

* DuelBoss: The Cyborg Warrior

* EternalEngine: Especially the whole of World 2.
* IaijutsuPractitioner: The cyborg warrior combines this technique with lightning.

* KatanasAreJustBetter: Used by both the hero and the cyborg warrior, as well as many of the {{Mook}}s.
* KiAttacks: The monks with wide-brimmed hats do this.
* {{Leitmotif}}: The theme of the cyborg warrior with the artificial arm.
* {{Magitek}}: A big part of the game's theme, used by all sides.

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: The hero, minus the "Pirate" and "Zombie" parts.

* RecurringBoss: The cyborg warrior who has an artificial arm.

* {{Uberwald}}: Stage 4-1
* UnexpectedShmupLevel: The last area of Stage 3, as well as Stage 3's boss.

''Hagane'' is an SNES / Super Famicom game by HudsonSoft about a robotic ninja with a pair of ancestral statuettes for a power plant. He fights against a series of evil wizards and their many henchmen for... some... reason.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Your Special Attacks, done by holding L (if facing left) or R (if facing right). You character will do a short flip, then a flip while flashing blue, and then another flip while flashing yellow. Hitting Attack or Jump will make him do an extremely damaging move at the end (most notably, pressing Jump when flashing yellow makes the player do an upward kick that can one-shot most Minibosses). The main problem is that the setup makes you move forward and doesn't grant any invincibility unless you're glowing yellow, therefore enemies can easily knock you out of it.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Your Special Attacks, done by holding A (if facing left) or S (if facing right). You character will do a short hop, then a jump while glowing blue, and then another jump while glowing yellow. Hitting Attack or Jump will make him do an extremely damaging move at the end (most notably, pressing Jump after glowing yellow makes the player do an upward kick that can one-shot most Minibosses). The main problem is that the setup makes you move forward and doesn't grant any invincibility, therefore enemies can easily knock you out of it.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Your Special Attacks, done by holding A (if facing left) or S (if facing right). You character will do a jump, then a jump while glowing blue, and then another jump while glowing yellow. Hitting Attack or Jump will make him do an extremely damaging move at the end. The main problem is that the setup makes you move forward and doesn't grant any invicibility, therefore enemies can easily knock you out of it.

* DoubleJump: The second jump actually propels you forward instead of upward. If you contact a wall, it becomes a WallJump.

* {{Uberwald}}: Stage 4-1

* AutoScrollingLevel (AdvancingWallOfDoom): Stage 1-4. If you are near the left-hand side of the screen, you don't see the pit you get to fall into.

* {{Ninja}}: The hero is a ''robotic'' one.

* FixedScrollingLevel (AdvancingWallOfDoom): Stage 1-4. If you are near the left-hand side of the screen, you don't see the pit you get to fall into.

''Hagane'' is an SNES / Super Famicom game about a robotic ninja with a pair of ancestral statuettes for a power plant. He fights against a series of evil wizards and their many henchmen for... some... reason.

The gameplay is frequently compared to {{Shinobi}} due to the ammo-using weapons [[spoiler: and because one of the stages involves trying out doors while enemies pop out of other doors]], and to {{Strider}} for the acrobatics.