Jigoku Meguri
Bonze is a Buddhist monk passing through Hell with only his prayer beads to protect him in this horror-themed Arcade platform. Bonze Adventure, or Jigoku Meguri ("Hell Tour"), is an Arcade platformer featuring…
3 August 1990
Jigoku Meguri is a platform developed by Taito, released 3 August 1990 on Wii and TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine.
What Jigoku Meguri is
Jigoku Meguri is a platform game developed by Taito and released in 1990. It is available on Wii and TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Emma the King has lost his senses, causing him to lose order of his Underworld domain – enabling evil entities to roam freely. The player controls Bonze Kackremboh, a Buddhist priest who is son of the Divine Dragon. Kackremboh must now go on a journey to find and confront Emma. In order to find Emma, Bonze must survive against hordes of yokai, such as snakes, giant eyeballs, ghosts, kitsune, spiders, entities appearing to be hitodama/will-o'-the-wisp, as well as other evils.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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When did Jigoku Meguri come out?
Jigoku Meguri was released on 3 August 1990 for Wii and TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine.
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