Tecmo's Deception

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• ASIN: B00002SW3I
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,274 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

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Manufacturer Description

You must decide who lives and who dies. As in life Tecmo's Deception will hold you responsible for your actions. Everything you do everyplace you go everyone you meet has a reason. Are you seeking revenge resurrection or redemption?

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Little known, but completely mind-blowing, February 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Tecmo's Deception (Video Game)

I found Tecmo's Deception in a sale rack two years ago. Seemed interesting... and the price was right. I didn't realize at the time what I had gotten myself into.

The game's concept is totally unique: You are guardian of the castle of the damned, and you are constantly invaded upon. What do you do? Trap the invaders, suck their souls dry and give them over to your dark master.

The gameplay is fun, and there are a myriad of traps at your disposal. There are only a few flaws that may have fatally killed the success of this game.

First, the load times are horrendous. That is to be expected of a four year old game, though. Second, the graphics really aren't that impressive. The one that really hurts, however is the nine blocks of memory card space required to save the game.

Overlooking those flaws (which were all fixed or at least improved upon in the sequel), this is no doubt one of the finest examples of strategy/action gaming I have ever seen.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Special Game..., August 19, 2004

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This review is from: Tecmo's Deception (Video Game)

... But not for children. It is suprising that the game ever was -released- in the US, with the climate of the time being a much more restrictive and censored one. This was the era which mandated Resident Evil's introduction be chopped because the demonic dog puppets were too silly or scary.

Deception is the tale of you, the rightful prince of Zemkia, betrayed by your brother Yurias and the palace magician for the murder of your father. About to be hanged, you are spared by the dark powers of Astarte, a demoness. In addition to your life and an opportunity to seek revenge on the world, she grants you the power to set devious traps and such inside the Castle of the Damned. But what does she ask in return? Why, the enchanted items which, when gathered, can break the seal on the Devil himself and free him from his prison. What will you do?

Thankfully if you don't -want- to be freeing him, you don't have to. By virtue of the game's multiple endings, you're allowed to do what you believe is 'right'. Albeit containing dated graphics, a massive amount of space required to save (almost an entire card) and loading times comperable to a presidential term, it's a really good game. It does allow you a few choices in regard to storyline, but its real gem is trap upgrading, a castle building system and the ability to create various creatures to serve you. If only it had more plot flexibility... I would've had no qualms donating some of my funds gotten off of squashing merchants to fund a family's operation to save their ailing daughter, but no, I have to kill them -too-. Such is the price of undynamic scripting.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Incredible and Unique Game, November 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Tecmo's Deception (Video Game)

This is one of the best that I"ve every played. You're the head of the haunted-household, setting trapps and making monsters to take out your enemies. An unknown classic!