Hagane: The Final Conflict
Hagane: The Final Conflict is a 1994 action-platformer video game developed by CAProduction and published by Red Entertainment and Hudson for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The player takes on the role of a ninja cyborg named Hagane, who sets out to take revenge on an opposing ninja faction. The game combines traditional Japanese ninja and samurai aesthetics with a futuristic setting. The player has a variety of weapons, moves and attacks at his disposal to defeat enemies and advance in the game. The release of Hagane was positively received and compared to classic side-scrolling action games. Critics praised the controls, art design and challenge, but criticized the quality of the graphics and sound.
Story
The ninja clans Fuma and Koma, who live mainly in darkness, master the secret arts of ninjutsu and black magic. Although they look like normal people, they have a strength and spiritual power beyond the normal. Each clan consists of several factions. The Fuma clan is divided into factions based on the Chinese zodiac. The Koma clan is divided into factions by color, consisting of the white dragon, the golden dragon, and the red dragon. In the case of the Fuma Clan, members of one faction know nothing about the other factions except that they exist and that their bloodlines are cut off from the outside world and doomed. The Fuma clan possesses extreme strength and spiritual power. Their mission is to protect the Holy Grail, which is said to possess powers that can destroy the world. Long ago, the evil Koma clan had planned to destroy the world with the destructive power of the Holy Grail[4]. The Koma Clan eventually attacked a faction of the Fuma Clan and stole the Holy Grail. However, they did not notice that only one man survived among the severely wounded. The barely alive Hagane was brought back to life by a mysterious old man named Momochi using advanced cyber technology when he was on the verge of death. However, except for his brain, nothing of Hagane's body survived. Already a powerful ninja, he now possessed the incredible strength and speed of a cyborg. With this power, he vowed to take revenge on the Koma Clan. At the end of the conflict and after destroying the Koma Clan's complex, Hagane looks at the scene from a ledge with satisfaction. His task complete, Hagane's glowing eyes turn black and he moves on. As the credits roll, time and nature take his seated form, rusting his katana as a nearby tree grows unhindered through the blackened land.