Death Momotaro

Death Momotaro is a horror-action comedy based on the Japanese folktale Momotaro. In its four chapters, you play as Momotaro, born from a peach, and face a series of deadly threats on his journey.

Chapters

In DEATH PEACH, you run from the giant kitchen knife swung by DEATH Grandpa. DEATH ANIMALS pits you against DEATH Dog, DEATH Monkey and DEATH Pheasant; you can stop them with landmines and force-feed them DEATH Kibi Dango. In DEATH ONIGASHIMA, you shoot the wicked Oni with bullets of JUSTICE. The fourth chapter, DEATH ???, leaves what awaits Momotaro at the end of his journey unknown.

The folktale

In the original story, an old woman finds an enormous peach floating down a river. When she and her husband cut it open, a baby boy emerges, and they name him Momotaro, meaning “Peach Boy.” When he grows up, Momotaro sets out for Onigashima, the Island of Oni, to defeat the Oni who have been terrorizing people.

On the way, he shares kibi dango, a type of Japanese dumpling, with a dog, a monkey and a pheasant, who join his journey. Together they fight the Oni; after their leader surrenders and returns the stolen treasure, Momotaro goes home with his companions and the treasure. The game’s estimated playtime is about one hour.