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Dokapon Ikari no Tetsuken

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Dokapon! Ikari no Tekken
Developer(s)Asmik Ace Entertainment
Publisher(s)Asmik Ace Entertainment[a]
SeriesDokapon
Platform(s)
ReleasePlayStation
  • JP: November 5, 1998
Nintendo Switch
Windows
  • WW: January 21, 2025[2]
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

ドカポン!怒りの鉄剣 (Dokapon! Ikari no Tekken[b]) is a video game of based on sugoroku-board game together with role playing elements, released in 1998 for the PlayStation, only in Japan. It is the third game in the Dokapon series, after Dokapon 3-2-1, made by Asmik Ace Entertainment.

Up to 3 or 4 players can play. Dokapon gameplay features not only beating the enemies but also the other players.[6]

A remastered version of the game was released in Japan for Nintendo Switch on August 1, 2024, as well as the Windows version having released worldwide on January 21, 2025, under the title Dokapon! Sword of Fury, developed and published by Sting Entertainment.[2]

Gameplay

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Dokapon! Ikari no Tekken is styled like a board game, it uses compass rotation and players move by the number shown. There are various events on spaces. Followed by 1), Before their roll, players can use their items, or magic. 2). Players rotate the compass, stop at any number and walk by that number. In each round, players can use their items or magic before moving that can inflict damage or status ailments. When a player stops on a normal space either a monster will appear or an event (indicated by an !) will trigger. Players that land on the same space will fight each other. Players then must choose two cards when the fight begins. If the card is red (先攻) the players is an attacker, if the card is blue (後攻) that player is a defender.

After that, players choose their battle skills to fight.

Plot

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Dokapon! Ikari no Tekken takes place in a fantastical world, where a false king rules over the land. Upon his guise being discovered, he transforms into his true form, Wallace. Players are then instructed by the true king to defeat all manifestations of Wallace in the game.

Notes

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  1. ^ Remaster developed and published by Sting Entertainment.
  2. ^ The original Japanese title is often misspelled as "Tesuken" instead of "Tekken".[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Romano, Sal (April 24, 2024). "Dokapon: Sword of Fury remaster announced for Switch". Gematsu. Archived from the original on April 24, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Romano, Sal (January 16, 2025). "DOKAPON! Sword of Fury for PC launches January 21". Gematsu. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  3. ^ Dokapon! Sword of Fury Coming to PC, RPGamer
  4. ^ Dokapon!: Ikari no Tetsuken (1998), Mobygames
  5. ^ Dokapon! Ikari no Tetsuken details, Metacritic
  6. ^ Weiss, Brett (2012-11-12). Classic Home Video Games, 1985-1988: A Complete Reference Guide. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0141-0.
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