Phantom Fighter

Phantom Fighter (霊幻道士, Reigen Dōshi) is a beat 'em up video game released for the Family Computer in 1988 in Japan, and for the Nintendo Entertainment System in April 1990 in the United States. The Japanese version is based on the 1985 film, Mr. Vampire (Reigen Dōshi being the Japanese title of the film).

Phantom Fighter
North American cover art
Developer(s)	Marionette/SRS
Publisher(s)	JP: Pony Canyon NA: FCI
Designer(s)	Kunihiko Kagawa
Programmer(s)	Yoshiaki Sakaguchi
Artist(s)	Seishi Yokota
Composer(s)	Hironari Tadokoro
Platform(s)	Nintendo Entertainment System
Release	JP: September 16, 1988 NA: April 1990
Genre(s)	Action
Mode(s)	Single-player

Gameplay

As a kung-fu master, the player must fight through eight towns filled with kyonshi (Chinese vampires), each with a unique town boss, until the final confrontation with an evil witch. An infinite amount of continues are available to complete the game.

A small selection of items, and a large selection of fighting moves, could be used on the enemy. The game also included a hidden character that made the game much more difficult, a baby kyonshi or "conshi." Instead of keeping track of available items, the game's inventory screen tabulates all the possible items in the game.

Reception

AllGame gave the game a score of 3 out of 5 stars.^[1]