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3 CommentsUsagi Yojimbo comic book series gets an iOS adaptation
By Alexa Ray Corriea on Oct 15, 2012 10.15.12
Usagi Yojimbo, the comic book series set in a Japanese Edo period run by anthropomorphic animals, is getting an iOS adaptation courtesy of Happy Giant Media. The series, centered around a rabbit samurai wandering Japan as a bodyguard-for-hire, is being given a classic beat-em-up side-scroller makeover in the style of the old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games. Happy Giant CEO Michael Levine told Polygon that his biggest inspiration for Usagi Yojimbo was The Behemoth's Castle Crashers. "We're working really closely with creator Stan Sakai," said Levine. "It's got a really epic story." Levine said the game will feature over 80 different enemy types and 15 unique bosses, a jam-packed set of numbers for an iOS game. Usagi will pick up companions along the way, fighting both solo or with...
