Faxanadu

Faxanadu is an action role-playing platform video game developed by Hudson Soft for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The name was licensed by computer game developer Nihon Falcom ("Falcom") and was developed and released in Japan by Hudson Soft for the Famicom in 1987. Nintendo released the game in the United States and Europe as a first-party title under license from Hudson Soft.

Faxanadu
North American box art
Developer(s)Hudson Soft
Publisher(s)
  • JP: Hudson Soft
  • NA/EU: Nintendo
Designer(s)Hitoshi Okuno
Toshiaki Takimoto
Composer(s)Jun Chikuma
SeriesDragon Slayer
Platform(s)Nintendo Entertainment System
Release
  • JP: November 16, 1987
  • NA: August, 1989
  • EU: December 28, 1990
Genre(s)Action role-playing, platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Faxanadu is a spin-off or side-story of Xanadu, which is the second installment of Falcom's long-running RPG series, Dragon Slayer. The title Faxanadu is a portmanteau formed from the names Famicom and Xanadu.

The game uses side-scrolling and platforming game-play, while employing role-playing elements with an expansive story and medieval setting.

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