Neugier: Umi to Kaze no Kōdō
Description
Duke, the son of Count Wein of Neugier, was exiled from the country by his father a long time ago. Traveling in faraway lands, Duke heard that his homeland was under attack. He decided to return to Neugier. On the way his ship was attacked by pirates, lead by a mysterious demon named Ord. After he barely escaped the ship, Duke found his way into his father's castle. He realized now that the pirates' attack and the monsters roaming the castle are connected. Although his father doesn't trust him, Duke is determined to save Neugier.
Neugier is an action game in which Duke fights enemies by slashing them with his melee weapons. He also has a "throw chain" ability, which allows him to press objects to the walls, destroying them, or push enemies to the walls the same way. Duke can also jump and equip armor that can be found in the dungeons.
Spellings
- ノイギーア—海と風の鼓動— - Japanese spelling
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Critics
Average score: 50% (based on 2 ratings)
Players
Average score: 3.2 out of 5 (based on 3 ratings with 1 reviews)
Action-Packed, but not worth it
The Good
The game itself is developed by Wolfteam, with the credits including the handful of staffers that eventually went on to found Tri-Ace. This is also Yoshiharu Gotanda's first programming job at Wolfteam as a sub-programmer.
The game itself has a great storyline and design. You have to use a few of your weapons here and there to move platforms and flip switches.
The Bad
The fact that Yukihiro Takahashi did the composition for this game. I did not understand the logic behind this with Motoi Sakuraba and Shinji Tamura working at Wolfteam, and being such great composers working the sound effects for the game when they should be composing. The compositions were only half-decent due to Hiroya Hatushiba's great sound programming abilities.
The game itself is far too quick for a Super Famicom game, you could finish the game in about an hour if youve played it through a few times.
The Bottom Line
Its not worth your time. This is not one of Wolfteam's great games.
SNES · by Scott G (765) · 2005
Trivia
Cancelled North American release
Neugier: Umi to Kaze no Kōdō was scheduled to be localized by Renovation Products and released in North America under the name The Journey Home: Quest For The Throne in late 1993 or early 1994. The project was cancelled, along with two other Telenet Japan titles, Arcus Spirits (to be called: Arcus Odyssey) and Psycho Dream (to be called: Dream Probe), shortly after Renovation Products was bought out by Sega.
Title translation
"Neugier" is the German word for "curiosity", and "Wein" is German for "wine".
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Game added by Unicorn Lynx.
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Game added July 17, 2004. Last modified December 17, 2023.