Lost In Translation/Bonze Adventure

About The Game
Bonze Adventure is a platform game where the player controls a monk. His weapons are bubbles of various colours which can be powered up until they become almost as large as the player. The monk battles snakes, giant eyeballs, ghosts and other enemy creatures.

Trivia
This game is known in Japan as "Jigoku Meguri".

The main character, Bonze Kackremboh, is a Buddhist monk whose main weapons are Buddhist prayer beads, called 'mala' beads. 'Bonze' is an English word denoting a Buddhist monk or priest. Kackremboh is his given name :). Emma, the lord of the underworld mentioned in the introduction screen, is Emma-O, the Japanese Buddhist god of the Underworld. Traditionally, Emma-O keeps track of a mortal's life and decides the punishment of those sent to the Underworld in accordance with Buddhist law.

Staff

 * Game Director:
 * Yasumasa Sasabe


 * Creators:
 * Crazy-Yoshikawa
 * Creamy Tetsu


 * Creature Designed By:
 * Junji Yarita


 * Game Design Director:
 * Hidehiro Fujiwara


 * Game Designer:
 * Kenshi Kaito


 * Character Designers:
 * Yoshihiko Wakita
 * Tetsuo Kitagawa
 * Minori Ishino
 * Takako Kojima


 * Hardware Director:
 * Takashi Ohara


 * Art Director:
 * Hiroyasu Nagai


 * Sound Directed By:
 * Hisayoshi Ogura


 * Assistants:
 * Yasuhisa Watanabe
 * Y. Ohashi
 * C. Ichikawa

Ports

 * Consoles :
 * Microsoft XBOX (2006, "Taito Legends 2")
 * Sony PlayStation 2 (2006, "Taito Legends 2")


 * Computers :
 * PC [CD-ROM] (2006, "Taito Legends 2")