Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics

Description

“Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics” is a tactical role-playing game for the Game Boy Advance, based on the popular manga and anime series “YuYu Hakusho” by Yoshihiro Togashi. The game centers on the story of Yusuke Urameshi, a teenage delinquent turned “Spirit Detective” after his untimely death and subsequent resurrection. This game specifically adapts the “Dark Tournament” arc, where Yusuke and his team battle in a perilous demon martial arts tournament.

In “Tournament Tactics,” players strategically maneuver up to five characters across a grid-based battlefield to engage enemies and complete various objectives. Characters gain experience, level up, and unlock powerful “spirit attacks” as they progress. The game was co-developed by Sensory Sweep Studios and Screaming Games, distributed outside Japan by Atari, and is notable for being the third Yu Yu Hakusho title not released in Japan.

The game features several modes:

Destroy All Enemies: Players must eliminate a specific number of enemies, with variations such as “Floodgate,” where enemies continuously spawn from statues until they are destroyed, and “Timed,” where all enemies must be defeated within a certain number of moves.
Pursuit: Players chase and defeat a turtle demon in a tracksuit before it reaches a designated area.
Timed Destination: Players guide team members to a red square on the map while avoiding demons.
Timed Floodgate: A mix of timed challenges and enemy destruction, requiring players to hold a position until floodgates are destroyed and then defeat any remaining demons.

Playable characters

Yusuke
Kuwabara
Hiei
Kurama
Masked Fighter
Rinku
Chu
Jin
Yukina
Toya