Line #16 VideoGame/TigerRoad


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Become a Tiger for the Win!]]
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4	->'''Master:''' The kidnapped children are being held at the Ryugadoh. Go save the children trapped inside.\
5	'''Lee Wong:''' Yes. Master.\
6	'''Master:''' Rescue them from his evil clutches!
7	-->-- '''Opening'''
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9	A 1987 side-scrolling platforming arcade game by Creator/{{Capcom}} (with the US arcade version being published by Romstar).
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11	Tiger Road follows the story of a martial artist named Lee Wong, who must embark on a perilous adventure in order to save the children of his Shaolin temple, who have been kidnapped by the [[EvilOverlord evil warlord]] Ryuken as the latter plans on [[{{Brainwashed}} brainwashing]] them into becoming his loyal and faithful soldiers so that he can advance his own [[AmbitionIsEvil personal ambition]] of [[TakeOverTheWorld world domination]].
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14	!!Tropes:
15	* AbnormalAmmo: Late into the game, Lee Wong can collect a scepter which fires ''flying tiger heads''.
16	* AgeLift: The PC-Engine game changes Ryuken into an [[EvilOldFolks old man]].
17	* AllMonksKnowKungFu: Lee Wong is an asskicking Shaolin Monk. Some of the enemies are rogue monks who can fight as well.
18	* BaldOfEvil: In contrast to Lee, the bosses of the fourth stage, called Broth, have no hair covering the tops of their heads and are two of Ryuken's cronies.
19	* BatOutOfHell: Giant red-and-black bats are an enemy that flocks all over Lee Wong in a few areas.
20	* BigBad: Ryuken is the main antagonist of the game and his goal is to kidnap children and make them into his own soldiers.
21	* ChineseVampire: These creatures appear as enemies as one point.
22	* DualBoss: The boss of the fourth stage, Broth, is a pair of DualWielding swordsmen that can stack on top of each other as part of their attacks. The last two sub-bosses you face in the game consists of two men who function as Ryuken's bodyguards.
23	* EpicFlail: Lee Wong's base weapon is an axe on a chain. He can also gain a spiked ball.
24	* GiantSpider: Another recurring enemy type, arachnids as large as humans who will crawl all over the place in an attempt to overwhelm Lee Wong.
25	* TheGreatSerpent: Giant, fire-breathing snake monsters infests the underground levels.
26	* KiManipulation: Lee Wong's ultimate attack is Tora Ki Koh, which fires out a tiger-shaped blast of ki. Of course, it's not available at the beginning of the game.
27	* KiteRiding: One of the AirborneMook variety, ninjas riding on kites which assails Lee Wong as he's near a waterfall.
28	* MultiMeleeMaster: Lee Wong can fight with all kinds of weapons, including his [[GoodOldFisticuffs fists]], heavy axes, massive spears, [[EpicFlail flails and morning stars]] and numerous other weapons.
29	* PaletteSwap: The last two sub-bosses that you meet before you face off against Ryuken are merely palette swaps of the first boss, Fudo.
30	* PoisonMushroom: You regain health from gourds. Some gourds cost you health instead of restoring it; these can be identified by one feature — they're upside-down.
31	* RedshirtArmy: Done almost to the point of parody. In the intro, some {{Mooks}} kidnap the villagers, then a single mook stays behind and slaughters the entire city guard.
32	* SleevesAreForWimps: Wong Lee has no sleeves and is tasked to fight Ryuken's forces in order to save the children.
33	* {{Tagline}}: "Become a Tiger for the Win!"
34	* TigerVersusDragon: The HotBlooded monk hero can learn to shoot tiger-shaped fireballs, the Big Bad, Ryuken, shoots dragon-shaped fireballs.
35	* UnintentionallyUnwinnable: The UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum port is so bad that Your Sinclair took the manufacturers to court over selling goods of unmerchantable quality. The judge ordered the software company to release a version with the bug fixed. This was only after Your Sinclair tried to use an infinite lives cheat to complete the game - and found out that, at one point, you either get hit by a bullet or fall down a hole. (Many players got around this by rewriting the code.)
36	* YouFool: One of the two bosses of the fourth stage scream this prior to the fight.
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