Gekido Advance: Kintaro's Revenge (2002). Play online

Summary

Gekido Advance: Kintaro's Revenge turns the gritty, side‑scrolling brawler of the original PlayStation title into a single‑hero romp on the Game Boy Advance. The Italian outfit NAPS Team took the franchise in a new direction, focusing entirely on the disciplined warrior Tetsuo instead of the ensemble cast of the predecessor.

The game opens with the foreboding line “It’s time to fight!” and drops the player into a world still reeling from a cataclysm that claimed Angela’s life. Master Ushi, the last Shin‑Ken practitioner, summons his adopted son Tetsuo to a remote farming village where dark omens herald a returning evil.

A planned N‑Gage version never materialized, but fans finally saw the title revived in 2018 on Switch, PS4, Xbox One and PC, confirming its lasting appeal among retro‑beat‑em‑up lovers.

Storyline

Gekido Advance: Kintaro's Revenge follows the lone warrior Tetsuo, who arrives back at his sensei’s house only to be sent to a remote farming village plagued by the dead rising from their graves. The village’s troubles trace back to an ancient temple that has become overrun with demons, casting a dark shadow over the locals. After consulting the old guardian of the temple, Tetsuo returns to find the settlement under attack, with villagers claiming the assault comes from swarms of ominous ravens. Adding to the horror, every child in the hamlet has mysteriously vanished, leaving the remaining inhabitants desperate for a hero. Tetsuo must uncover the source of the demonic infestation and rescue the missing children before the village is consumed entirely.