History VideoGame / Edge1993

''Edge'' is a side-scrolling BeatEmUp created in 1993 by Technical Group Laboratory (TGL, creators of [[VideoGame/AdvancedVariableGeo Advanced V.G.]] and ''VideoGame/SwordDancer'') for the UsefulNotes/PC98 computer. This game is one of the '''only''' true Beat'em up games on this computer, along with ''Night Slave''.

* ShesGotLegs: In the opening cutscene, Rim is dressed in a purple coat while she's teasing Kikumaru, and the camera [[MaleGaze ''starts'']] in her legs. This extends to Rim's sprite, with her LeotardOfPower battle outfit.

* ActionGirl: FemmeFatale Rim, who fights with two swords as her [[WeaponOfChoice weapons of choice]].

Enter Kikumaru Sakakibara, a martial artist with proficiency in the [[SimpleStaff staff]], who was relaxing in his house when a FemmeFatale named Rim enters ''[[AnOfferYouCantRefuse and]] [[SexyCoatFlashing persuades]]'' Kikumaru to join her group so they can find the secret that was stolen from PHATTY. With that secret, they should be able to bring the two Megacorporations down at once. So Kikumaru accepts the offer and enters a partnership with Rim to destroy the two corrupt governments.

Sometime in the 22nd Century, a giant magnetic wave has devastated most of Asia and Europe, the governments have dissolved, chaos and anarchy reigns...until powerful [[MegaCorp Megacorporations]] arise to take control of what's left, by restoring most of the affected zones and building Space Stations...and two Megacorporations stood out among the others: the first one, PHATTY, estabilishes on Hong Kong; and the second, Tenkai, controls Tokyo. PHATTY and Tenkai were being at odds with each other in a regular basis, but when Tenkai stole something very secret from PHATTY, the two were about to go on a full-scale war. With disastrous consequences for the very few good people that is being oppresed.

* CyberPunk.

* MiniMecha: The first boss is a mook inside one.

Enter Kikumaru Sakakibara, a martial artist with proficiency in the [[SimpleStaff staff]], who was relaxing in his house when a FemmeFatale named Rim enters ''[[AnOfferYouCantRefuse and]] [[SexyCoatFlashing persuades]]'' Kikumaru to join her group so they can find the secret that was stolen from PHATTY. With that secret, they should be able to bring the two Megacorporations down at once. So Kikumaru accepts the offer and enters a partnership with Rim to destroy the two corrupt goverments.

* [[spoiler:BadassInDistress: Rim gets captured after the leader of Tenkai gets killed, and the next level has you infiltrate the headquarters of PHATTY to rescue her. She's not playable until after you rescue her.]]
* [[spoiler: BaitAndSwitch: After the murder of the Tenkai boss and Rim's kidnapping by Sumomo, you would expect that his bodyguard, Yukikaze, would be playable for the next level ([[DefeatMeansPlayable specially after beating him as a boss]]). [[AvertedTrope But that's not the case here]], you have to go through the next level solo.]]

* [[spoiler: EldritchAbomination: [[FinalBoss Sumomo]]'s OneWingedAngel form after absorbing the EDGE.]]

* [[spoiler: MirrorMatch: After you infiltrate PHATTY's HQ, you get to fight Ven Dimira, a mercenary who has many of your moves ([[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard and no, he doesn't get hurt by using the Special Attack).]]]]

''Edge'' is a side-scrolling BeatEmUp created in 1993 by Technical Group Laboratory (TGL, creators of [[VideoGame/AdvancedVariableGeo Advanced V.G.]] and VideoGame/SwordDancer) for the UsefulNotes/PC98 computer. This game is one of the '''only''' true Beat'em up games on this computer, along with ''Night Slave''.

Enter Kikumaru Sakakibara, a martial artist with proficency in the [[SimpleStaff staff]], who was relaxing in his house when a FemmeFatale named Rim enters ''[[AnOfferYouCantRefuse and]] [[SexyCoatFlashing persuades]]'' Kikumaru to join her group so they can find the secret that was stolen from PHATTY. With that secret, they should be able to bring the two Megacorporations down at once. So Kikumaru accepts the offer and enters a partnership with Rim to destroy the two corrupt goverments.

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* WakeUpCallBoss: The first boss is nearly impossible to beat unless you know '''when''' you have to block.

* [[spoiler:BadassInDistress: Rim gets captured after the leader of Tenkai gets killed, and the next level has you infiltrate the headquarters of PHATTY to rescue her. [[CaptainObvious She's not playable until after you rescue her.]]]]

* [[spoiler: BaitAndSwitch: After the murder of the Tenkai boss and Rim's kidnapping by Sumomo, you would expect that his bodyguard, Yukikaze, would be playable for the next level ([[DefeatMeansPlayable specially after beating him as a boss]]). But that's not the case here, you have to go through the next level solo.]]

''Edge'' is a side-scrolling BeatEmUp created in 1993 by Technical Group Laboratory (TGL, creators of [[VideoGame/AdvancedVariableGeo Advanced V.G.]] and VideoGame/SwordDancer) for the PC98 computer. This game is one of the '''only''' true Beat'em up games on this computer, along with ''Night Slave''.

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Enter Kikumaru Sakakibara, a martial artist with proficency in the [[SimpleStaff staff]], who was relaxing in his house when a FemmeFatale named Rim enters and ''persuades'' Kikumaru to join her group so they can find the secret that was stolen from PHATTY. With that secret, they should be able to bring the two Megacorporations down at once. So Kikumaru accepts the offer and enters a partnership with Rim to destroy the two corrupt goverments.

* EasyLevelsHardBosses: Although the levels are not too difficult, the bosses are, because of the mechanics of the LifeMeter.
* LifeMeter: At the start of the game, you only start with a small life bar, and you can only increase it by finding Health Canisters by attacking floating machines {{VideoGame/Contra}}-style.