Faxanadu
Game » consists of 7 releases. Released Nov 16, 1987
A spin-off to Nihon Falcom's Xanadu series, Faxanadu is a side-scrolling action RPG developed by Hudson for the NES.
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5 (2) 4 (0) 3 (1) 2 (0) 1 (0) 4.3 starsAverage score of 3 user reviews
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This game is pure Golds! 0
It feels like it was just yesterday that I slipped that ol' Faxanadu cartridge into my NES and and pushed the power button. That is how memorable of a game this was for its time. It can take you back to when its graphics, gameplay and music were top-of-the-line.Faxanadu is a side-scrolling action RPG, one of the very first, and it helped shape the genre. This game threw you into the town of Eolis at the beginning where you wandered about, trying to figure out what was going on. Upon talking ...
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Excellent old school game 0
Grew up with this game, easy game play. Simple enough for young children to play, easily found on ROMS strongly recommend using a remote but keyboard is good enough. Multiple dungeons with varying levels of difficulty as you progress. Can easily be played on various devices since a code is used to resume game rather than saved data....
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A place where nobody dared to go 0
At the time I only tried this game for a bit at a relative's house, but it did intrigue me. I've since beaten it via emulation and with a hack that fixes some bugs, and I think it's a decent sidescrolling Action RPG. It's got an unusual setting, some good music, good enemy variety and some neat touches like gear showing on your avatar and dialogue portraits. It is kind of cryptic though and it's possible to get stuck at one point, as well as a bit grindy (the keys which have to be bought, one at...
1 out of 1 found this review helpful.
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