Inyou Douji Monogatari is a puzzle platformer game.
You control a warrior with 3 main abilities : fly, slash a sword, and push objects. The gameplay is very similar to Gargoyle's Quest, except you have a sword. The goal of each stage is to pass the exit door. Between stages, when a there's a new enemy, a new type of block or a new condition to open the door, some nice animations play.
The difficulty is well adjusted. If you hit an enemy you lose a life and return to the map where you can practice stages already beaten. The save feature is really useful. There you can collect items previously missed such as extra life and experience. Each stage needs a different strategy to reach the door but, as it is timed, you need to think quickly while slashing the enemy, avoiding them and jumping tightly. The stage design could have been made by Treasure (of bangaio and Radiant Silvergun fame).
