Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
NES
- Aug 1989
- 16th Nov 1987
- 28th Dec 1990
Wii (Wii Shop)
- 21st Feb 2011, 500 points
- 26th Nov 2010, 500 points
- 5th Oct 2010, 500 points
- Series
- Wikipedia
- en.wikipedia.org
Reviews
Review Faxanadu (Virtual Console / NES)
Zelda II's spiritual successor
Not many people outside Japan are familiar with the Dragon Slayer series. Created by Nihon Falcom, the great minds behind Ys, the first game enjoyed a good deal of popularity and got many sequels, though unfortunately, almost all of them remained exclusive to Japan. The second Dragon Slayer game, Xanadu, actually...
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Faxanadu News
Nintendo Download 21st February 2011 (North America)
Faxanadu leads the charge
It's been two weeks since we last saw a Virtual Console game, which means it's time for another one, this time in the shapely side-scrolling form of Faxanadu on NES. There's also a couple of WiiWare demos and some DSiWare puzzle games of course, as well as headline WiiWare download... well, we won't spoil it. Virtual...
Nintendo Download 26th November 2010 (Europe)
Bloody beaches, dying dodos and Faxanadu
As Advent draws near, it's truly the season of giving, with Nintendo joining in the festive spirit by giving Nintendo download fans 50% price cuts on two WiiWare titles finally making their way across from North America. Elsewhere, fans of NES side-scrolling RPGs are well catered for, and DSiWare gets the...
Nintendo Download 5th & 6th October 2010 (Japan)
October begins with Virtual Console and DSiWare
WiiWare's alternating weeks continue, but at least there's the Virtual Console to keep Wii owners happy – even better when the releases include classic arcade games! The DSi has a trio of actual games for a change with nary a lifestyle download in sight. Virtual Console: Commando (800pts Arcade,...
News Nintendo Release Schedule Outs Mario Party 2, Super Bonk and More
Virtual Console still twitching
It's very rare to get any kind of heads-up for what's coming to Virtual Console, but this release schedule from Nintendo's Netherlands office contains a few surprising treats for the year ahead. N64 party game Mario Party 2 is set to launch in December, just in time for the party season, with Super Bonk for Super NES...
News Japanese Virtual Console list - October 2010
Three more for Japan next month
Japan is taking it a bit easy again next month with just three new releases. Two of them could have been predicted quite easily - Both were rated by the OFLC not too long ago and should thus also be heading to other regions. The last is yet another Japan-exclusive RPG which is very unlikely to see the light of day...
News Three More Virtual Console Titles Incoming
One NES classic and two new arcade games coming in the near future
If you've been keeping an eye on new game pages on our site, you might have already noticed, but over the last few days, three classic games have received age ratings, indicating that they will be making their way to the Virtual Console soon. Possibly the most important to most...
About The Game
This action-RPG brings a unique twist to the world of classic fantasy!
You are an adventurer who has just returned to his home town, the Elf town of Eolis, at the base of the World Tree. You find the village in peril - the Elven water supply has dried up, monsters are causing chaos and the Tree itself, once proud, is slowly wilting.
Equipped with the last of the King's money and the trust of the people you set out to climb the World Tree - braving obstacles, fiends and dangers - to discover the source of this corruption. Wield weapons and magic, get hints from townsfolk and experience a world of new environments as you ascend to the top of the world!
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Long live Falcom.
this is one ive never played...
ill have to check this one out more this weekend
I played this as a kid. I think I may download this but I'm not sure if I would for definite.
Oooh, a Zelda II: The Adventure of Link and Ys III: Wanderers from Ys type of game? Looks sweet!
Amazing game, well worth 5 bucks. If I didn't already have the cart I would buy it. Heck, I may still buy it just for the convenience of having it on the Wii. Save states would be much easier than writing down the 30 character passwords lol.
oh my, i'd like to see this and mystic quest coming to our VC
that'd be 2 games to buy from me
but will it get to the VC for sure?
we cant be sure until nintendo has announced it
i've completed the game back then, and will do so again when its on the VC
yeah im gettin this.
yeah, this game rocks... haven't made it too far but i'm loving it. i always used to think that it was wayyyyyyyy better than zelda 2. not as grandiose in scope and the graphics and layout aren't as nice or intuitive but it definitely has the retro charm. i just wonder what they're going to do with the smoking guy in the shops. but yeah, if this is released, it'll definitely be one of the better games for the nes on vc
@deggs
i was wondering the same about the smoking guy myself. i watched the game on youtube, cant wait for it.
I think they will leave the smoking guy in. They will probably reference it in the ESRB rating.
Huh, another game released on a Nintendo platform in America that used a smoking person; in the SNES version of Ys III: Wanderers from Ys, the weapons store in Redmont is run by a person who's smoking from his pipe (and yes, actually smoke is being puffed out of the pipe, though small).
yay, coming soon
first mystic quest, now faxanadu
this will be awesome, i actually like the VC alot more again
i dont like that much games, like shooters and not much arcade kind of games, but i do like this one, so... yay
I´m waiting for this game since the VC started. Bring it to europe!
A very good NES game. Faxanadu Crack-Badaboom ! I'm joking
i love this game because the gameplay is fun and i like the look of it,this game isnt in the "xanadu series" but its infact part of a series called "dragon slayer" and the NES game "legacy of the wizard" is in the same series as this which is another game that came out in the us but has nothing to do with faxanadu
@Retrogamer88 Hello Welcome to the Nintendolife site
Hi, Retrogamer88, welcome to NintendoLife.
@Retrogamer: That is technically true, but Xanadu pretty much became a series of its own. It's similar to how Wario Land was really Super Mario Land 3, would you really call the rest of the Wario Land games Super Mario Land ones?
Anyone here downloaded it yet?
Yay, I hope we get Legacy of the Wizard next!
Can't wait for this to arrive in the US!
Ever since i first played this game at the age of 5, every time i walk on a gravel road I think of Faxanadu. It also has some the best nes music, i'd like to think.
@beyondmany Don't worry, I'm sure that you will got it.
@Banana_Jane I too hope for Legacy of the Wizard.
This is like Zelda II without all the BS. So it's actually fun, instead of frustrating.
The music has a couple of gems, too. Things get a little confusing at times, when you don't know where to go next and clues are scarce, but nothing to be worried about.
I'm waiting for Super Adventure Island 2 and am thinking about this to tide me over. Can anyone recomend it?
Great game!!! Check out this beat I made from Faxanadu and Andre 3000 sampling >>> https://soundcloud.com/325music/325-continue-instrumental
https://soundcloud.com/325music/325-continue-instrumental check out this Andre 3000 and Faxanadu sample beat
if you type in "325 continue instrumental" Into the search bar at soundcloud you will find a dope beat i made from Faxanadu and Andre 3000
shout out 3 stacks ^
Greatest game ever made.
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