Thread:ComicReadingGamer/@comment-26381576-20170703211631/@comment-5688420-20170709083508

Basically ACS' answer to Sega's Shinobi and Tecmo's Ninja Gaiden.

It involves the titular Kurokage as he stops an evil prophet from carrying out his diabolical plans. The Kurokage reboot is much more mature and vulgar in comparison, containing fanservicey females and lots and lots of gore and violence.

Kurokage used to be a ninja-based platformer a la Strider, and the NES port of the original was one of ACS' hardest games. In 2003, Kurokage was rebooted as a hack-and-slash, coinciding with the release and imminent success of the Ninja Gaiden reboot the next year. For a time, the two franchises were dueling games, until Kurokage was put on hiatus after Kurokage III bombed sales-wise... only to be revived this year once again.