John Romero's Daikatana, portable action adventure of Romero's controversial game. Stiff animations and dated level design. A cult curiosity despite the bad reputation.
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First-Person Shooter1 player12+
Description
European edition of John Romero's Daikatana ported as a portable action RPG. Published by Kemco, released in 2000 in Europe. Top-down RPG, time-spanning journey, legendary sword, story adapted from the PC game. Europe-only release.
John Romero's Daikatana review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Sloppy"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,46 MB📅01/11/2000
Published by Kemco
John Romero's Daikatana (GBC) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
John Romero's Daikatana, the European edition of the Game Boy Color adaptation of John Romero's FPS by Kemco, turned into a top-down action adventure. Far from the controversial PC game, this portable cut surprises with its genre change and unexpected quality. Its desirability lies in that transposition curiosity, the measured PAL run and collectors' interest in atypical ports of Western licences.
An underrated gem
The name conjures one of PC gaming's most notorious flops, but this portable adaptation has almost nothing to do with it: a top-down action-RPG with time travel, far worthier than its reputation. Its genuine lack of resources and obscurity doomed it in advance. A curiosity ripe for rehabilitation, for fans of little-known Zelda-likes.
