This is a game that I had always wanted to play, but I must say it's not as good as i thought it would be. It's just not as good in story or gameplay as the Adventure of Link, from which it appears to be inspired . I just finished playing through this game for the first time, and found that the need to constantly re-open doors with guy to be extremely frustrating. Not only do you have to re-open the doors each time you pass through, but the keys are only good for one use. The game is also plagued with several cases of sloppy programing.This game does not hold up as well as some other nes games, but it is better than many others, which even for all its flaws, still puts it above the pack.
From the minute I first saw a Nintendo Power article detailing Faxanadu, I knew I had to have it. Part of those feelings undoubtedly came from how The Adventure of Link had proven to me that action-oriented adventure/RPG... Read Full Review
Introduction: Faxanadu is a game by Hudson soft under license from Falcon licensed to Nintendo. In 1988 a game called Faxanadu came out for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). As most games of that time, Faxanad... Read Full Review
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