About
Oriental Legend is a Chinese-exclusive beat 'em up developed by IGS. It's based off of Chinese mythology and has gameplay similar to the Capcom D&D games. It's notable for its huge cast of characters.
Marquee
Story
Trivia
At an amazing 11 characters, Oriental Legend easily has the most fighters of any arcade brawler.
The Knights of Valour series was also developed by IGS, and features similar gameplay.
Release Info
Developer
IGS
Publisher
IGS
Released
Also on
Series
$series
Game
Players
4
Structure
Linear
Difficulty
Casual
Gang size
Large (6)
Variety
RPG Elements
Playtime
0:50
Combat
Buttons
Attack, Jump, Change, Use
Combos
Linear
Grabs
No
Dashing
Double-tap
Enemy H. Bars
Bosses only
Item Pickup
Button
Item Stay
Fade
Weapons
N/A
Death-blow
Health
Friendly Fire
Yes
Char Switch
On death
Ground Hit
No
Revive
Invincibility
Restore
End of stage
Style
Art Style
Cartoony
Sprites
Huge
Setting
Chinese Mythology
Focus
Weapons
Music
Rock
Tone
Lighthearted
Numbers
Fighters
11
Stages
?
Enemies
?
Bosses
?
Weapons
?
Lives
2
Continues
1
Extend
?
Arcade
Monitors
1 Raster CRT
Class
?
Sound
Amplified Stereo
Resolution
448 x 224
Combat
Enemy
Grafix
Sound
Flava
Oriental Legend sure does have a ton of characters. Unfortunately, the core combat is brain-dead, the enemy variety is poor, and the art is amateurish. Extremely casual players might adore this game but it's too shallow and easy to be anything but an oddity to hardcore ones.
