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Phantom Fighter (USA)

NES / Famicom
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1990
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A fighting game against jiangshi, the hopping Chinese vampires, on Famicom. Face-on combat against jumping zombies. Original concept, honest gameplay. A Famicom cultural curiosity.

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Category
Action 1 player 7+
Description
Action game featuring an exorcist battling hopping demons in Chinese towns. Published by Marjax, released in the USA in 1990. Exorcist in top-down view with amulets and spells to battle jiangshi. NES port of the Phantom Fighter game.

Phantom Fighter review

4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,11 MB 📅01/06/1990
Published by FCI

Phantom Fighter (NES) price, value & rarity

Sought-after
Q1 loose
 $14 Q6 complete
 $34 Q10 new
 $226 !
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Collector interest

FCI's US NES port of a jiangshi action game set in Chinese towns, Phantom Fighter works a hopping-vampire theme rarely seen on the console. FCI's relatively limited distribution and the singular folkloric subject give it a faint identity, yet the cart stays very accessible. Its price owes more to an original theme than to strong scarcity, with interest centred on completists of the lesser-known NES action catalogue.

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