Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory

Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory is a 2005 action-adventure game developed by Neverland and published by Hudson Soft for the PlayStation Portable. It was released outside Japan by Konami. The game received mixed reviews upon release. It was followed by a sequel, Rengoku II: The Stairway to H.E.A.V.E.N., which was released in 2006.

Story

The player assumes the role of an android called A.D.A.M. which was designed by humans as a war machine. However, after peace was achieved mankind placed the androids in a tower called Purgatory to have them fight in gladiatorial style fights. The player controls one such android who has become self-aware and attempts to escape while humans send other androids to try to stop them.

Gameplay

Reception

The game received "unfavorable" reviews according to Metacritic. In Japan, however, Famitsu gave it a score of 27/40. GamePro said that the game "doesn't break down, but it doesn't break new ground either."