Completing each stage will present the player with a stage select screen, featuring branching level paths similar to the Darius series. It uses a twin-stick control scheme, with one d-pad used for movement and the other for the gun. The game is played from a first-person perspective, with each stage consisting of a floor within the mansion - the player must find a key and use it to open an exit door under a strict time limit, which varies between levels. Assuming the role of a private detective in 1922, the player is tasked with escaping a monster-infested mansion with an artifact called the necronomicon. Innsmouth no Yakata is a first-person horror video game. Reception of the gameplay was mixed with critical contemporary reviews from magazines Famitsu and VB Guide, though it was viewed positively for its ambition and uniqueness.Ī gameplay screenshot showing the perspective and the red-and-black color scheme It received mixed to positive reception, with critics praising its Lovecraftian setting. It is believed the game is a loose adaptation of a Japanese television film based on The Shadow over Innsmouth, however this has yet to be confirmed. Lovecraft novel The Shadow over Innsmouth, however the only similarity between the two is the presence of fishlike monsters.
The player navigates several mazelike levels that must be finished under a certain amount of time.īeing one of Be Top's only games, Innsmouth no Yakata is loosely based on the H.P. Assuming the role of a private detective in 1922, the player is tasked with escaping a monster-infested mansion with an artifact called the necronomicon while being pursued by monsters. Innsmouth no Yakata, also known as Insmouse no Yakata, is a 1995 first-person horror video game developed by Be Top and published by I'Max in Japan for the Virtual Boy.
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