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Synopsis

Higemaru Makaijima (Makaijima Nanatsu no Shima Daibouken, literally: Hell Island: The Great Adventure of the 7 Islands) is an action-adventure game developed for the Famicom and MSX home computer, and released by Capcom in 1987. It is the sequel to a 1984 arcade game developed by Capcom known as Pirate Ship Higemaru. Neither the arcade game nor this adventure adaptation was released outside of Japan, although a prototype existed for a canceled North American NES release, where it was to be retitled "Makai Island".
In Higemaru Makaijima, the Higemaru pirate ship hero named Momotaru must now pilot his own sailing boat around the ocean surrounding seven islands. His goal is to find the greatest treasure. To do this, he must collect the keys that open the dock doors to each of the islands by invading several pirate ships and defeating the captain on board in combat. The gameplay of these pirate ships is taken directly from the arcade predecessor, with a few small modifications.
Once Momotaru collects a key from a pirate ship, he must then sail around the islands looking for the correct dock door that the key corresponds to. Once there, the player sets out to explore the island to find items, defeat a boss, and collect treasure before heading off in search of another island key. The island exploration sections are highly reminiscent of the dungeon crawling aspects of The Legend of Zelda, to which the game is often compared.

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