Play Gegege No Kitarou 2 - Youkai Gundan No Chousen (japan) Online

Gegege No Kitarou 2: Youkai Gundan No Chousen came out for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986, a time when many games were built on simple, screen by screen exploration. Bandai, the publisher, released it only in Japan, tying it directly to the popular manga and anime series. It fits right in with other NES action games from that period, where you often moved through distinct areas and fought enemies in a straightforward manner.

You control Kitarou, a yokai boy, as you travel across a world map and enter side scrolling stages. Your main goal is to defeat the evil yokai army threatening the land. You attack with your yokai energy projectiles, which you can charge up for a more powerful shot. The game uses a password system to save your progress, and you collect items to restore your health. The pacing is methodical, and the difficulty can be unforgiving, demanding precise jumps and careful enemy management. Playing it feels like a deliberate, sometimes tense, journey through a folkloric Japan.