Line #23 VideoGame/Hagane


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2	''Hagane'' is a 1994 [[Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem 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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4	Set in an alternate mystic-steampunk-ish dystopian Feudal Japan, Hagane was a ninja from the Fuma clan, which has long been at war with the Koma clan. Since ancient times the Fuma 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 Fuma, 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.
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6	Hagane is a ''very'' acrobatic character, 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.
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8	The gameplay is frequently compared to ''VideoGame/{{Shinobi}}'' due to the ammo-using weapons, and to ''VideoGame/StriderArcade'' for the acrobatics.
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10	Despite having the same name and also being a robot, he shouldn't be confuse with another Hagane from ''Videogame/SengokuAce'' series.
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12	!!This game provides examples of:
13	* AbortedArc: The manual's backstory gives off this feeling. It lists several factions within both the Fuma and Koma tribes, and Momochi, the one who rebuilt Hagane as a cyborg, is not even part of the game.
14	* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: Stage 1-2.
15	* AbsurdlySharpBlade: According to the manual, at least: Hagane's katana is said to cut through ''500 mm composite steel'' like nothing.
16	* AllThereInTheManual: The manual goes ''really'' in-depth with the story, giving a lot of detail over the world, factions and weapons in the game, and even explains such stuff like ''why giant laser beams aren't in vogue at the game's time''. In contrast, the only words shown in-game are the stage and boss names.
17	* AttackItsWeakPoint: Several bosses.
18	* AutoScrollingLevel: 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.
19	** AdvancingWallOfDoom: There's also a spiked wall of doom at 5-4.
20	* AwesomeButImpractical: Your Somersault 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.
21	* BattleshipRaid: You fight a mook-carrying airborne battleship in the middle and at the end of stage 1-1.
22	** Stage 3 deals with Hagane boarding, destroying and escaping a much larger aerial transport warship.
23	* BigBad: Shura-Oh is the master of the Koma, and thus the main reason behind Hagane and the Fuma clan's woes.
24	* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The hero accomplished his mission, but as a consequence, loses power and starts rusting.]]
25	* BossBonanza: At the start of the final stage.
26	* CeilingCling: Thanks to the grappling hook.
27	* CyberNinja: Hagane himself, rebuilt as a cyborg after the Kuma attacked his clan and left him for dead.
28	* CollisionDamage: Regular {{Mooks}} don't inflict this, but some enemies do.
29	* {{Cyborg}}: Plenty, including Hagane, whose only organic part left is his brain.
30	* DenialOfDiagonalAttack: Only one weapon can be lobbed diagonally, and only one can be fired straight upwards.
31	* DepletedPhlebotinumShells: Hagane's kunai and chain are coated with depleted uranium.
32	* DoomsdayDevice: [[spoiler:Amano-Ikazuchi, a ''demonic ICBM''.]]
33	* DoubleJump: The second jump actually propels you forward instead of upward. If you contact a wall, it becomes a WallJump.
34	* DuelBoss: Raksasha, the cyborg warrior.
35	* ElevatorActionSequence: The boss of World 2 is fought on an ascending elevator.
36	* EpicFlail: The {{Giant Mook}}s have these.
37	* EternalEngine: Especially the whole of World 2, a weapons' factory.
38	* FeudingFamilies: The Fuma and Koma ninja clans.
39	* TheFourGods[=/=]ThemeNaming: The four weapons Hagane uses are named after the four gods.
40	* GrapplingHookPistol: The hero has one integrated in his body, just in case his ninja acrobatics are not enough.
41	* HeroesPreferSwords: Although he does use bombs, shurikens and a grapple hook.
42	* IaijutsuPractitioner: Raksasha combines this technique with lightning.
43	* KatanasAreJustBetter: Used by both the hero and Raksasha, as well as many of the {{Mook}}s.
44	* KiManipulation: The monks with wide-brimmed hats do this. Hagane's somersault attacks can count as well.
45	* LaserBlade: Hagane's katana uses [[HotBlade superheated]] plasma to cut stuff. [[VideoGame/{{Strider}} Sounds familiar?]]
46	* {{Leitmotif}}: The theme of Raksasha, the cyborg warrior with the artificial arm.
47	* LostInTranslation: A lot of the crazy detailed backstory from the Japanese manual got simplified for its English translation.
48	* {{Magitek}}: A big part of the game's theme, used by all sides. The Japanese manual claims both magic and science had basically merged into a single "magic science", which is the main discipline in Hagane's world.
49	* MeaningfulName: Hagane means "steel". Most bosses, the giant-controlling Musha-Mukuro (Corpse Warrior) and beast-woman Jasei-Jyu (Cursed Beast) being good examples.
50	* MookMaker: There's a blue ninja enemy in stage 4 that can summon those orb dragon mooks you previously fought in stage 3-4 (which have a lot of health). Thankfully, they only appear in that area.
51	* MultiMeleeMaster: Hagane masters 4 distinct weapons:
52	** KatanasAreJustBetter: His plasma-ejecting katana "Seiryu".
53	** VariableLengthChain: A reinforced GrapplingHookPistol known as "Genbu".
54	** BladeEnthusiast: A set of throwing kunai named "Suzaku".
55	** ThrowDownTheBomblet: White-hot napalm grenade rounds named "Byakko".
56	* {{Ninja}}: Hagane was a plain one before [[WeCanRebuildHim he was nearly killed and reformed into]] a CyberNinja.
57	* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Hagane, minus the "Pirate" and "Zombie" parts.
58	** Raksasha can be called a Cyborg ''{{Samurai}}''.
59	* NintendoHard: Very much so. Stage 1-4 already has a auto-scrolling section that will get you a few times. Website/ScrewAttack listed it as number 1 of the top 10 hardest SNES games.
60	* PlayingWithFire: Most of Hagane's ninpo magic either engulfs him in plasma/fire or summons it.
61	* OmnicidalManiac: The Koma clan want to destroy everything, for no stated reason.
62	* OneWingedAngel: Every final boss (save the first one) transforms into some twisted mecha-slash-beast combination to fight.
63	* RecurringBoss: Raksasha is fought twice at stage 4-1 and 5-1.
64	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: It's not entirely clear whether Hagane is out SavingTheWorld or just wants to get even for his clan's demise.
65	* RiseToTheChallenge: One part of stage 5 is like this, with a spike trap that can be slowed down by destroying the devices. The final boss requires you to constantly jump in order to reach its weakpoints.
66	* TheRival: Raksasha serves as one of the more frequent thorns in Hagane's side, showcasing a desire to personally end his quest.
67	* RoboCam: Shown in the intro as the hero surveys a ruined village.
68	* SequentialBoss: Jyuzo-Dama, the 4th boss, goes through 4 different transformations/patterns.
69	* SlideAttack: One of Hagane's techniques is to slide forward, damaging anything in his path.
70	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Jasei-Jyu is the only female in the ''game'', period.
71	* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The 2nd boss En-Mikoshi should be written "On-Mikoshi".
72	* SpinAttack: One of the somersault specials.
73	* {{Steampunk}}: Those few things in the game that are not somehow run by magic / spirit power.
74	* TechnicolorFire: Blue flames, in Hagane's case.
75	* TeleportSpam: Raksasha during the 2nd boss fight.
76	* {{Uberwald}}: Stage 4-1, "The Cry of the Spirits".
77	** UndergroundLevel: The later areas.
78	* UnexpectedShmupLevel: The last area of Stage 3, as well as the boss fight.

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