Demon City Shinjuku RPG and Resource Book [Paperback]

David L. Pulver (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2000

Based on the popular feature-length 1988 Japanese animated action-horror film! Tokyo...the very near future. One man, the tyrannical Levih Rah, has created a Demon City in Shinjuku, the heart of Tokyo. Tokyo`s last hope lies in the hands of a team of brave teenagers, a cynical aged mystic, and a mysterious spiritual healer. The book offers a complete role-playing game (featuring Guardians Of Order`s Tri-Stat System), a detailed analysis and extensive resource section about the movie, and a full-colour gallery of spectacular animation art. Anime horror role-playing at its best!

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Guardians of Order (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0968243193
• ISBN-13: 978-0968243190
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,149,431 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very Interesting, October 31, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Demon City Shinjuku RPG and Resource Book (Paperback)

I have a very annoying habit of getting books like this, without actually having read or seen the source material. Why? Well I am an RPG freak and like ideas for settings.
Demon City, has a very interesting concept. That of a small city which becomes a nexus of supernatural evil, right in the middle of modern urban civilization. Which would make for an interesting setting, if you could figure out how to get your characters to actually WANT to go into a place like that time and time again. The basic story is, this Dark Wizard, made this big Earthquake in the Toyko district of Shinjuku. Which opened up these strange cracks in the ground (Which are later found out to form a pentagram) that run the entire length of Shinjuku. Soon after Demons start to run around killing people in the city. Soon Shinjuku is abandoned, as the evil Demons tend not to cross out of Shinjuku. Flash forward a few years, with a Presidents daughter getting lost in this city. A young hero comes in to save her, runs into more good guys and the afore mentioned Dark Wizard (Who just happens to be completeing a ritual begun all those years ago with the Earthquake), and in the end a titanic clash of good versus evil begins.
The game rules are very good in my opinion. The "Tri-Stat System" is simple, and works well. Many new rules are given to create Shinjuku style heros, with fun Martial Arts rules. Also rules are given to create Demons of any discription. Many examples of each type of character are given within the book. Lastly there is some good idea about how to incorperate Shinjuku into any sort of campaign, and some really nice art.
Basically if you are looking for a dark "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" style RPG this is for you. If you are looking for a "Resident Evil" style RPG, with more of a focus on Demons rather than zombie mutants, this is for you. If you thought the movie kicked butt (Who knows, maybe it did I have never seen it), then this book is for you.