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Daikatana

2000 video game

Video gamevideo gameQ596596

Also known as John Romero's Daikatana

Developer: Ion Storm
, Kemco
Publisher: Eidos Interactive
, Kemco
Released: April 14, 2000
Platforms: Nintendo 64
, Microsoft Windows
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, Game Boy Color
Genre: first-person shooter
, cyberpunk video game
Game mode: multiplayer video game
, single-player video game
, co-op mode
Software engine: id Tech 2

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John Romero's Daikatana, better known as simply Daikatana, is a 2000 first-person shooter action role-playing game developed by Ion Storm and published by Eidos Interactive for Windows. A port to the Nintendo 64 was released the same year by Kemco. Players control a swordsmaster who travels through various time periods using the eponymous Daikatana, a powerful sword tied to the fate of the world.

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USK rating: USK 18
USK 16 platforms: personal computer
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Distribution format: CD-ROM
digital distribution
digital download
ESRB rating: Mature 17+
Country of origin: Japan
United States
Narrative location: Norway
Different from: Daikatana
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Distributor: Steam
GOG.com
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Humble Store
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Input device: computer keyboard
Language: English
Title: Daikatana
Game designer: John Romero
Voice actor: Marcus Mauldin
John William Galt
Review score: ★★ review score by: Gen4 · platforms: PC game
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