This is a Super Famicom game recently translated in English that I have just booted up for the first time. An interesting hybrid between a classic beat-'em-up and a JRPG. The story follow two martial artists from the planet Chinaland(or Chinese Land in the fan translation) named Jack and Ryu as they travel to rescue the universe leaders from the evil Galactic Army. You wander around the overworld like in a traditional RPG, buying items items and equipment from towns, and battles play out as a beat-'em-up for one or two players, with the ability for a buddy to join in at a convenience store in a town. The combat is simple, but fun, and as you progress, you can learn Qi skills to expand your repertoire. You punch and kick your way through enemies until they give up, which typically doesn't take too long. The game also has a colorful, whimsical sci-fi/martial arts fantasy aesthetic. Unfortunately, I do have one major complaint. The game uses passwords instead of a proper save system. I've never been a particularly big fan of passwords to keep your progress, but for an RPG especially, they're not ideal in the slightest. I also kind of suck at beat-'em-ups, so it's also a little difficult for me, but luckily, a defeat doesn't boot you back to the title screen, and instead you continue from the last convenience store you visited. I'm looking forward to what this game will offer for me in future sessions. The game is developed by Culture Brain with the fan translation done by Tom, DDS, and FlashPV.
