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The Return of Ishtar

The Return of Ishtar, also known as Ishtar no Fukkatsu, is a two-player action-RPG that follows directly after Namco's Tower of Druaga. Ki and Gilgamesh must escape the Tower of Druaga, fighting through the…

8 July 1986

The Return of Ishtar is an arcade developed by Namco, released 8 July 1986 on Wii, Arcade, Legacy Mobile Device and MSX.

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What The Return of Ishtar is

The Return of Ishtar is an arcade game developed by Namco and released in 1986. It is available on Wii, Arcade, Legacy Mobile Device, MSX, PC-8800 Series and Sharp X68000.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Return of Ishtar, also known as Ishtar no Fukkatsu, is a two-player action-RPG that follows directly after Namco's Tower of Druaga. Ki and Gilgamesh must escape the Tower of Druaga, fighting through the legions of Druaga that are trying to avenge their fallen master. One player controls Ki and the other controls Gilgamesh. Ki will instantly die if an enemy touches her but she has a ranged attack to keep opponents at bay, while Gilgamesh defeats any enemy he touches. However, Gilgamesh will die if he is forced to take on too many enemies on his own. The aim is to combine efforts to fight through enemies and explore each of the tower's rooms for valuable items.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

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When did The Return of Ishtar come out?
The Return of Ishtar was released on 8 July 1986 for Wii, Arcade, Legacy Mobile Device, MSX, PC-8800 Series and Sharp X68000.

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