An action-platformer mixing genres: martial arts on the ground and shoot'em up in the air. Well-executed original hybrid concept. Overlooked but genuinely solid and recommendable.
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Shooter1 player7+
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Action game featuring a martial arts master exploring dungeons in a sci-fi and fantasy setting. Published by Culture Brain, released in the USA in 1991. Character in side-scrolling view with kung fu techniques and powers and dungeon levels. NES port of Culture Brain's Flying Warriors game.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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A western reworking of Culture Brain's Hiryu no Ken, this NES version adds a scripture-based system and a distinct fighting mode absent from the Japanese original. As a mid-tier third party on NES, Culture Brain distributed the title modestly, keeping it less common than the era's major action hybrids. Its interest comes from that reworked western adaptation rather than genuine market scarcity.
Is Flying Warriors still worth playing in 2026?
A Culture Brain action game, Flying Warriors blends martial arts, dungeon exploration and duel fights in a sci-fi and fantasy context, a reworked Western version of the Hiryu no Ken series. The zone-targeting combat system, the variety of phases and the ambition give some character, but the whole lacks unity and the difficulty frustrates. The presentation has aged. A curiosity for fans of retro martial arts action and the curious about Culture Brain's Western adaptations.
