Katana

From IFWiki

Fantasy Fort

Contents 1 How It Begins 2 Notable Features 3 Versions 3.1 Release 1.0 3.2 Release 2.0 4 Links 4.1 General Info 4.2 Reviews 4.3 Spoilers

How It Begins

You are a tourist, probably from America, visiting Shinobu Palace on the last day of your trip to Japan. You have your camera and wallet, which contains a piece of gum and a bunch of traveler's checks. At the entrance to the palace grounds is a trash can. You've come here hoping to learn more about your ancestor, Matsuo Kaneiji, a samurai warrior both feared and respected in life, but noted mostly for being executed for treason before his thirtieth birthday. You want to find his tomb.

Notable Features

• "Old school" puzzle game. Over 70 locations.
• Frequent use of semi-interactive flashbacks to tell Kaneiji's story.
• Shinto mythology and symbolism.

Versions

Release 1.0

• Katana (Matt Rohde; 2002; TADS 2).
  • IFID wanted. (Please replace this line with a babel template.)

Release 2.0

• Katana (Matt Rohde; TADS 2).
  • IFID wanted. (Please replace this line with a babel template.)
  • Download katana.gam ( ftp, random) from the IF Archive

Links

General Info

• Katana - at Baf's Guide

Reviews

• Katana - at IF Ratings
• "Game Slicing", a review of Katana by Emily Short for IF-Review.
• Katana review by Valentine Kopteltsev for SPAG.

Spoilers

• Walkthrough by David Welbourn.