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In the "Cross Review" feature of the magazine Famitsu,the four reviewers gave 7, 8, 7, and 6, for a total of 28 out of 40. In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by Family Computer Magazine,it scored 24.47 out of 30, as shown below.
In the "Cross Review" feature of the magazine Famitsu,the four reviewers gave 6, 4, 6, and 5, for a total of 21 out of 40. In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by Family Computer Magazine,it scored 21.0 out of 30, as shown below.
Destiny of an Emperor was included in the "Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer Weekly Shonen Jump 50th Anniversary Commemoration Version", a console created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the weekly Japanese manga magazine Shōnen Jump.
Jeremy Parish praised it as "interesting" and "adorable", suggesting people check it out while noting that it is not an "oft-mentioned classic". 9dragons of RPGamer discussed how the game was fun, but the story did not interest them when they were younger.
Jeremy Parish praised it as "interesting" and "adorable", suggesting people check it out while noting that it is not an "oft-mentioned classic". 9dragons of RPGamer discussed how the game was fun, but the story did not interest them when they were younger.
They also praised the auto-battle function, feeling it a good way to keep battles with weaker enemies from feeling tedious.
It was originally released in Japan in 1989, with an English language localization released for the North American market in 1990.
It was originally released in Japan in 1989, with an English language localization released for the North American market in 1990.
Despite this, they felt these flaws were not significant due to it being Capcom's first attempt at a role-playing game.
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