{"id":24891,"date":"2024-09-18T00:01:26","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T00:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=24891"},"modified":"2024-08-14T12:21:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T12:21:21","slug":"ikki-unite-switch-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/18\/ikki-unite-switch-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Ikki Unite (Switch, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In Japan during the 80s there was an arcade game called Ikki by Sunsoft.\u00a0 Ikki means \u2018peasant revolution\u2019 and that\u2019s exactly what you did in the game.\u00a0 You play as a poor farmer as you run around fields collecting money and throwing sickles at evil ninjas.\u00a0 It never came to the US, probably because American kids didn\u2019t want to play a game about a peasant revolution, and who wants to play a game called \u201cIcky\u201d anyway?\u00a0 Ikki was also ported to the Japanese NES, or Famicom as well.\u00a0 There it gained notoriety as a really bad game, but since it came out during the Famicom\u2019s big heyday, it still sold well.\u00a0 It was one of Sunsoft\u2019s first Famicom games, and was probably a good stepping stone for them as they would eventually become one of Nintendo\u2019s best developers for the 8-bit system.\u00a0 \u00a0And now, nearly 40 years later, you can play a new Ikki game with Ikki Unite.\u00a0 It\u2019s a multiplayer version of the game that adds elements from popular titles like Vampire Survivor.\u00a0 It\u2019s available on Switch and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.<\/p>\n

You can play the game solo, or online multiplayer.\u00a0 However, whenever I tried to create an online room or join one, I was the only person playing so my online experience was very limited.\u00a0 You\u2019ll then choose your character, and there are lots of them!\u00a0 You can play as the peasant from the original game, all sorts of people from Japanese history, a female ninja, and more!\u00a0 Some characters have long range attacks and others use short sword slashes.\u00a0 You\u2019ll automatically attack as you walk around the fields.<\/p>\n

When you start, you\u2019ll be given missions like defeat a certain number of enemies or fight a boss.\u00a0 When you complete those conditions, more minutes will be added to the timer.\u00a0 Enemies include locusts and other pests, as well as boars, bears, ninjas, and more.\u00a0 As you play, you can visit shops.\u00a0 You can open a shop by touching a statue, but sometimes the shop opened up even when I didn\u2019t do that, so I don\u2019t know why that happens.\u00a0 Anyway, in the shops you can buy items to power up your player.\u00a0 They include food to increase stats, better weapons, and more.\u00a0 The best shops let you have another character to follow you around.\u00a0 If you get one of these, you\u2019ll usually last longer, especially if they can heal you.\u00a0 When you run out of energy or time, the game is over.\u00a0 But because of the random nature of the game, high difficulty, and my lackluster online experience, I really couldn\u2019t get into this one.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ikki Unite is rated E-10 with ESRB descriptors of Fantasy Violence and Mild Blood.\u00a0 You hit all sorts of pixelly characters with weapons, and sometimes they\u2019ll have a death animation where blood squirts out.\u00a0 Even the arcade game had that!\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful and younger gamers may find it too difficult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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