Valkyrie No Densetsu
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was released by Namco
in 1989 in Arcades
and in 1990 on the PC Engine
only in Japan
. It is a sequel to a Japan-only 1986 Nintendo Family Computer game
entitled Valkyrie no Bōken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu
. For the first time, Valkyrie no Densetsu was translated into English and released in the Namco Museum
Volume 5 compilation for the PlayStation
. The PC Engine version later was ported to the Wii
's Virtual Console
only in Japan. The arcade version was released on the Virtual Console on December 8, 2009 in Japan.
), a green lizard who, despite the name, is actually male (and his resemblance to a lizard isn't obvious). They fight enemies with their sword (Valkyrie) and trident (Sandra). The players can also hold down the attack button to use magic.
Namco
is a Japanese corporation best known as a former video game developer and publisher. Following a merger with Bandai in September 2005, the two companies' game production assets were spun off into Namco Bandai Games on March 31, 2006. Namco Ltd. was re-established to continue domestic operation of...
in 1989 in Arcades
Arcade game
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and in 1990 on the PC Engine
TurboGrafx-16
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only in Japan
Japan
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. It is a sequel to a Japan-only 1986 Nintendo Family Computer game
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
entitled Valkyrie no Bōken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu
Valkyrie no Boken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu
is a video game software developed and published by Namco. It was released only in Japan for the Nintendo Famicom on August 1, 1986, and for the Wii's Virtual Console on March 20, 2007.-Plot:...
. For the first time, Valkyrie no Densetsu was translated into English and released in the Namco Museum
Namco Museum
Namco Museum refers to the series of video game compilations released by Namco for various 32-bit and above consoles, containing releases of their games from the 1980s and early 1990s...
Volume 5 compilation for the PlayStation
PlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
. The PC Engine version later was ported to the Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
's Virtual Console
Virtual console
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only in Japan. The arcade version was released on the Virtual Console on December 8, 2009 in Japan.
Gameplay
Player one controls Valkyrie while player two controls Krino Sandra (official Namco Museum romanization; he has also been romanized as Xandra, and was also named Whirlo in the English version of Xandra no Daibōken: Valkyrie to no DeaiXandra no Daiboken: Valkyrie to no Deai
is an action-adventure platform game released by Namco on July 23, 1992 in Japan for the Super Famicom video game system, and in Europe and Australia as Whirlo later during the same year...
), a green lizard who, despite the name, is actually male (and his resemblance to a lizard isn't obvious). They fight enemies with their sword (Valkyrie) and trident (Sandra). The players can also hold down the attack button to use magic.