Clan N

Clan N is an arcade-inspired beat ’em up for solo play or co-op. You dodge and block, then use light, heavy and special attacks to fight through seven levels, divided into more than 50 sections, and bring peace back to the land. The levels include casual mini-games that are part of the main story and can also be played separately.

The story

Akuji, once a samurai of Clan N, discovered that the world’s balance rests on Peace, Knowledge and Time. He learned to gain strength by disrupting that balance, but doing so also consumed his light and purity. After being banished from the samurai temple and Clan N, he slaughtered villages to destroy peace and absorb the power of those he killed, gaining conflict and electric sorcery abilities. He formed Seishin Gun, a spirit group, and began a conquest against anyone in his way.

When Clan N learns of Akuji’s pillaging, its members set out to stop him and Seishin Gun. Akuji had also returned to the monks’ temple, where he had studied before joining Clan N, and stolen an ancient scroll explaining how to destroy the pillars of balance and extract their spiritual imbalance. Tarou traced Akuji’s steps to Clan N, explained what had happened to the other members, and joined them in pursuing him.

Clan N and its members

Clan N is an ancient samurai group in the Far East, sworn to protect the realm. Its four members each have a distinct fighting style and magical ability:

• Akira: a ninja who wields a shinobigatana and fires lightning bolts filled with pulses. Adopted by Daiki’s father after being found as a lost child pursued by wolves, Akira grew up as Daiki’s childhood friend and covers their severe scarring.
• Reina: Daiki’s sister, who mastered the staff despite not being taught the clan’s ways. She also took up shamanism and became one of the land’s first shinobi shamans, controlling the ground with earthquake shocks.
• Daiki: Reina’s brother, who fights with dual swords and creates waves of tornadoes.
• Tarou: a monk from the same monastery as Akuji, where they studied under the same teachers. He fights with a sickle and can call on dragons for help.

Levels and co-op

You can play alone or team up with up to four players in local or online co-op. Across the seven levels, you face varied enemies and mid- and end-level bosses, with mini-games woven into the main story.

Presentation

The game uses pixel-based graphics alongside music and sound effects inspired by the Far East.