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Ikari III (Japan)

NES / Famicom
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1990
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Ikari III: The Rescue ports the SNK third arcade installment on NES transforming the series into a third person beat em up with Ralf and Clark freeing a kidnapped president. The representation offers scrolling levels with hand to hand combat and weapons in a reformatted SNK license formula. Honest for NES beat em up fans in the 8 bit SNK production vein.

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Category
Action 2 players 12+ Co-op
Description
Third Japanese entry in Ikari, shifting toward hand-to-hand brawling against a rescue-mission backdrop. Published by SNK, released in 1990 in Japan. Up to 2 players cooperative. Japanese Famicom version.

Ikari III review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,12 MB 📅27/09/1990
Published by SNK

Ikari III (NES) price, value & rarity

Sought-after
Q1 loose
 $30 Q6 complete
 $97 Q10 new
 $310 !
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Collector interest

This Japanese Famicom Ikari III diverges clearly from the Western build, of which it is the original that SNK enthusiasts seek out. The shift from run-and-gun to hand-to-hand brawling makes it an atypical series entry, modestly printed in Japan. Its desirability rests on this source-variant status, distinct from the The Rescue port released in the United States.

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