

This syndicate has thrown in with a group of evil spirits and other demons, and so the city's officials have no other recourse than to call in experts to remove them. STAFF Developed by Winky Soft.Denjin Makai ("Lightning God Makai" - while "makai" usually means "demon", in this case, the title is referring to the main character of the same name) is a 1994 Arcade game by WinkySoft and published by Banpresto in which six (or three) demon hunters - of the standard "fast and weak", "slow and heavy" and "all-rounder" mix - fight through a city to rid its streets of a crime syndicate in the near future of 2079.

Items such as weapons, health recovery items, and items awarding extra points can be picked up by standing over one and pressing the attack button. A thrown enemy can be tossed at another for additional damage. When an enemy is grabbed, the player can perform a grab attack by pressing the attack button or perform a throw by tilting the joystick left or right. Enemies can be grabbed simply by walking into one of them. The final blow of the combo can be changed to a throw if the player moves the joystick in the opposite direction just before landing it. Pressing the standard attack button repeatedly when attacking will trigger a combo from the player-character. Controls consist of an eight-way joystick and three buttons standard attack, jump and special attack. Guardians is a horizontally-scrolling beat-em-up for one or two players featuring eight selectable characters.

Arcade Video game published 27 years ago: Guardians / Denjinmakai II © 1995 Banpresto.
