Overview

Also Known As
Oira Jajamaru! Sekai Daiboken (Japan)
Number of Players
1 (Single Player)
Genre
Release Date

Game Boy

  • US Mar 1991
  • JP 28th Sep 1990

3DS eShop

  • US 9th Feb 2012, $2.99
  • JP 18th Jan 2011
Series
Wikipedia
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Reviews

  • Review Maru's Mission (3DS eShop / GB)

    Mission: Unbearable

    Several months ago, the eShop saw the release of Avenging Spirit, a gleefully eccentric title that made us all sorry we missed it the first time around. Lightning doesn't strike twice for Jaleco with Maru's Mission, however, as this time the publisher has dusted off a forgotten title that really should have stayed that way. The...

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About The Game

Play as the ninja Maru in this action-packed side-scrolling game that will take you on a journey across the world!

While Maru is out for a walk with his girlfriend Cori, an evil samurai named Muramasa suddenly appears and kidnaps her! In Maru's efforts to track down and rescue her, he must face a number of mythological monsters while gaining new and powerful weapons in order to defeat them. Using the hints that are left behind by his enemies, Maru will follow a trail that will lead him across six different locations--including the bug-infested forests of America and the scorching desert sands of Egypt. Help our hero on his mission as he fights to rescue Cori!