Kimba the White Lion (2020 Game)

Kimba the White Lion (密林天皇 Jungle Emperor in Japan) is an upcoming 2020 Game adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's original Manga "Jungle Emperor". It is strictly a digital download for the Nintendo Switch, co-produced under Tezuka Productions Co. partnering with Nintendo.
=Story=
Although based off of the manga, most of the story elements are mirrored off of the 1965/1966 Anime Adaptation of Jungle Emperor, as the game doesn't include elements of Kimba at his adult age. Many levels and missions are based off of episodes from the original show.
=Gameplay=
The game is set as an action-adventure game focused on both combat and exploration, set in a 3-D environment. Kimba is able to walk, run, sneak, and jump. The game also has a context-sensitive button mechanics, allowing some buttons to perform numerous commands and tasks, such as talking to animals or interacting with objects.
During combat, Kimba is capable of performing numerous moves and techniques. the game follows a multi-button combo system, that allows Kimba to perform various techniques and attacks depending on the button combo used. Enemy AI is also programmed with stealth in mind, and will not see Kimba directly until the player catches their attention. This allows Kimba to use a sneak attack if not caught beforehand.
==Controls==
===Main===
 = Move = Jump/Interact/Grab = Slash Attack + = Sneak + = Run + (while in Air) = Air Slash + + = Sneak Attack
===Combat===
 = Slash Attack + (while in Air) = Air Slash,, = Big Slash (While running) = Forward Lunge (down) + (while in air) = Ground Pound = Block + = Dodge
=Characters=
==Good Guys==
===Kimba===
Kimba is the main playable Character in the game. He is a young, caring, and brave White Lion cub who must learn what it takes to rule over his kingdom and to make the Jungle a better place to live in.
===Laiya===
Laiya is a female Lion that often visits Kimba's jungle. She is a kind-hearted, and compassionate Lioness who is also the neice to the legendary Lion, Specklerex.
===Bucky===
Bucky is one of Kimba's first and closest friends. While not the brightest animal in the jungle, he is the most willing to change the world for the better, even if it means putting himself in danger to try and make it happen.
===Pauli Cracker===
Pauli Cracker is another one of Kimba's closest friends, and considered by many animals as the most talkative character in the Jungle. He always hangs out with Bucky Gazelle, though he doesn't always get along with him.
===Danl Baboon===
Danl Baboon is a wise old Mandrill, nickname'd the "Old Man" due to his age, making him the oldest animal in the Jungle. He is Kimba's advisor and treats him as if he were his own son (even if he gets cranky sometimes).
==Bad Guys==
===Claw===
Claw is the self-enforced leader of Kimba's Jungle, wanting to take over said jungle ever since Panja's passing. He is Kimba's archenemy, and is constantly plotting to destroy him however he could.
===Cassius===
Cassius is the advisor to Claw, and the brains to Claw's brawn. Like him, he's wanting to take over Kimba's Jungle, but using Claw and his power in order to achieve that rather than attack directly.
===Tom & Tab===
Tom and Tab are two spotted hyenas that work under Claw's command. They're both not the smartest animals ever, and are constantly the ones forced into many of Claw and Cassius's plans.
==Side Characters==
Boss Rhino.jpg|Boos Rhino: The stubborn leader of the Rhinos.
Boss_Hippo.PNG.png|Bacchus; the Kind Hippo Boss.
Pagoola.jpg|Pagoola: The King of all Elephants
Ep._30_Specklerex.PNG.png|Specklerex: The legendary Spotted Lion.
Dinkie_Episode_42.PNG.png|Dinkie: One of Kimba's childish friends.
Dot_42.PNG.png|Dot; Kimba's Childish leopard friend
Speedy_Cheetah.png|Speedy; Kimba's Blue Cheetah friend
Samson.jpg|Samson; Panja's old friend.
Gargoyle_G._Warthog_(Kimba_the_White_Lion).jpg|Gargoyle G. Warthog: The "Ugliest Animal in the Jungle".
Dodie_Episode_9.PNG.png|Dodie; The Antelope with a crush on Kimba.
Leona_in_51.PNG.png|Leona; Kimba's long-lost older sister.
==Enemies==
Enemy Birds.jpg|Birds (Crows, Vultures, etc.)
Enemy Boars.jpg|Boars
Enemy Crocodiles.jpg|Crocodiles
Enemy Dinosaurs.jpg|Dinosaurs (Mt. Moon only)
52_Kimba_Hunters.PNG.png|Humans
Enemy_Hyenas.png|Hyenas (Spotted, Striped)
Enemy Lions.jpg|Lions
Enemy Lizards.png|Lizards
Enemy Rhinos.jpg|Rhinos
Enemy Wildcats.png|Wild Cats
Enemy Wild Dogs.jpg|Wild Dogs
==Bosses==
Tom and Tab.jpg|1: Tom and Tab
Bubu.png|2: Claw (A New Lion)
Boss Rhino.jpg|3: Boss Rhino (Stubborn Ol' Bull)
Puffy Adder.png|4: Puffy Adder (Snake in the Grass)
Zambz_cub.PNG.png|5: Zamba (The Blue Lion)
Destroyers_From_The_Desert.jpg|6: Chiller, Butcher Boy, and Nero (Destroyers From The Desert)
Bubu.png|7: Claw (Family Reunion)
Ep._30_Specklerex.PNG.png|8: Specklerex (Worthy of a Lion)
Ep._29_Nightmare_Narcissus.PNG.png|9: Nightmare Narcissus (Bad Dreams)
Pagoola.jpg|10: Pagoola (The Royal Meeting)
Bubu.png|11: Claw (Journey to Mt. Moon)
Ceratosaurus.jpg|12: Ceratosaurus (Journey to Mt. Moon)
=Areas=
As the story progresses, more areas are introduced to the game for the player to explore. Each main area has two sub-levels within them.
==The Ship==
The Ship serves as the introductory level in the game, in which is Kimba's birthplace full of numerous cargo, and scurrying rats. The rats serve as the tutorial characters, and interacting with them will show the player how to perform various moves. Once you finish the tutorial Level, and escape the ship, you're unable to access this area again.
==Panja's Jungle==
Panja's Jungle is the first main area in the game. It is a tropical area filled with numerous jungle animals, along with a number of rivers and ponds, climbable trees, and branching paths. While it has it's own areas, it serves as the main hub to access other areas in the game as the player progresses.
Name 	Image	Description
Kimba's Den 	 	Kimba's Den is the first area in the Jungle you start in upon arrival. As the name suggests, it serves as Kimba's main home in the Jungle. It is a fairly large den at the base of a Tree.
Volcano Island	 	Volcano Island is a tropical lake bordered by a set of volcanos. It is home to much of the fish found in the jungle.
==Serengeti==
The Serengeti is a more wide-open grassland located just outside of the Jungle. It's still part of Panja's kingdom. Unlike the jungle, it's harder to keep yourself hidden out in the open plains.
Name 	Image	Description
The Farm 	 	The Farm is a newly-established area of the Jungle created under Kimba's ideas. While it starts off as a burnt area at the beginning, it develops more into an actual farm over the course of the game.
The Desert	 	The Desert is a scorching hot area. It is hardly inhabited by anything except for lizards and vultures.
==The Ruins==
The Ruins is an ancient area of the Jungle once belonging to Humans before the game begins. It is unclear as to what the ruins were built for, or by who, but currently it is a calm and quiet area where few of the animals visit time to time.
Name 	Image	Description
Goldopolis 	 	Also known as the City of Gold, Goldopolis is a deep underground city made entirely out of golden rock and bricks. Many of the animals believe that the city is haunted.
Petrified Valley	 	Petrified Valley is a canyon within the Jungle which is thought by many of the local animals to be home to a monster that turns animals into stone.
==Mount Moon==
Mount Moon is an infamous mountain peak that holds a curse, which any animal that climbs it will die shortly afterwards. What animals do live there are prehistoric, and can't be found anywhere else. The mountain serves as the final stage of the game.
=Levels=
(Note: The levels are in order which you can access them)
Name 	Level No.	Description 	Location
"Tutorial" 	00 	"Every Prince has to start somewhere. Follow the instructions by the Rats on board to help you get started on your big journey." 	The Ship
"Pesky Hyenas!" 	01 	"Oh no! The Hyena duo Tom and Tab are trying to eat Bucky Antelope! Quickly, go and stop them before it's too late." 	Panja's Jungle
"Farm's Work" 	02 	"It's getting pretty dry in the Jungle lately, and food's getting a bit scarce. Lucky for you, there's an open space that's just big enough to work on a farm. See if you can find some seeds to plant for the crops to grow." 	Serengeti
"A New Lion" 	03 	"Looks like there's someone new in the jungle that's lost her way. It's not really safe for a young cub to be out all by herself, so you should try and help her find her way back home before anything happens to her. Especially with word of a One-Eyed Lion prowling around ..." 	Panja's Jungle
"Samson the Buffalo" 	04 	"The famous Samson the Cape Buffalo has come to visit the jungle after hearing about Kimba's return. Always a good idea to try and make good impressions. Try and make friends with Samson while he's hanging around the Jungle." 	Panja's Jungle
"Stubborn ol' Bull" 	05 	"Not everyone agrees with Kimba's new way of living in the Jungle, and the Boss Rhino's definitely the worst! And even more so, he plans to wreck the farm you and your friends had been working on. You better stop him or there won't be any crops to grow! 	Serengeti
"Stop Monkeying Around!" 	06 	"Speedy Cheetah needs your help: Numerous Monkeys had come into the jungle, and are just flat out wrecking the place with their crazy antics and games, and Speedy's pals Dot and Dinkie are caught in the middle of it. See if you can stop their monkey business and get them back safely." 	Panja's Jungle
"Hunting Grounds" 	07 	"There's no better, and horrifying hunter than a Man and his gun. And now a hunting party has come a little too close to the Jungle for the animals' liking. You'd better go and see how you can get them to leave without turning the Jungle into one big Target range." 	Serengeti
"Let Sleeping Hippos Lie" 	08 	"Your work on the farm must've gotten the Hippos all riled up about it, because they don't want you getting your farm fixed if it means losing their watering hole. For some reason, Bacchus isn't anywhere to calm his float, so it's up to you to keep the peace." 	Serengeti
"Desert Winds" 	09 	"There's something going on out in the nearby desert between the Wild Dogs, something that seems to be seeping into the peace of your Jungle with their constant fighting. Go to the desert and see what the problem is, but watch yourself. Someone must've told them you were there to cause trouble. ..." 	Serengeti
"Snake in the Grass" 	10 	"Word had spread among the birds that a giant blue Snake has entered the Jungle, one that used to control Humans as his own servants! Even if the birds have a liking to him, you can't have such a danger just slithering around the Jungle unnoticed." 	Panja's Jungle
"The Lost City of Gold" 	11 	"Speedy, Dot, and Dinkie want to be as brave as you are, so the trio had ended up running off to the ancient Ruins to find the City of Gold! ... Too bad they got lost inside the ruins doing so. You'd better go in there and fetch them." 	The Ruins
"Ugliest Animal in the World"	12 	"Poor Gargoyle G. Warthog thinks he's the ugliest animal in the whole entire Jungle. It's sad to see a young Warthog so sad. Maybe you can try and cheer him up somehow." 	Panja's Jungle.
"The Blue Lion" 	13 	"Recently a new Lion has shown up in the Jungle, but one that no one on Earth has ever seen before: a Blue Lion cub named Zamba. It also doesn't help that Zamba is lashing out at everyone he sees. Try and set him straight before he gets into danger with the local Hunters." 	Serengeti
"Twinkle in your eye" 	14 	"There's some good news, and some bad news: the good news is that Dodie actually found the City of Gold! The bad news is some Human treasure hunters found it too. You have to get them out of there before any more Humans come to try and claim it." 	The Ruins
"Destroyers from the Desert" 	15 	"Three dark, evil companions had invaded the Jungle, and are eating everything in sight. Not even Claw can stand up to these three destroyers! It's up to you to get them to leave before everything and everyone is eaten!" 	Panja's Forest
"Petrified Valley" 	16 	"The kids had gotten into trouble again, but this time on an even bigger scale. They've wandered into the infamous Petrified Valley, and no one has seen them since. Go into the valley and see if you can figure out what happened to them." 	The Ruins
"Family Reunion" 	17 	"Your long-lost sister, Leona, has come to the Jungle and is asking for your help. Claw has entered into her village and refuses to let her come back to it, and she needs your help in getting him out of there." 	Panja's Jungle
"The Pride of Zamba" 	18 	"Zamba's gotten a little bit more used to your Jungle, and has actually made a few friends on Speedy, Dot, and Dinkie. However, he's still as prideful as any other Lion, and refuses to let them help him fight a local Crocodile group. Maybe you can lend a helping paw without Zamba knowing? ..." 	Panja's Jungle
"Worthy of a Lion" 	19 	"Specklerex, leader and king of the Spotted Lions, has heard how much you've changed your father's Jungle since you arrived, and has decided to test your abilities as a strong leader through a test he designed himself. It can't hurt to show what a leader you are, but Specklerex did not make it easy for you." 	The Ruins
"Bad Dreams" 	20 	"A strange thing is happening in the Jungle, as animals keep fighting eachother in their sleep. No one really knows why, or really remembers themselves fighting for that matter, so you better get to the bottom of this mystery before the Jungle beats eachother to death!" 	Panja's Jungle
"Speedy's Big Adventure" 	21 	"Fed up with being a coward, Speedy has finally picked out the ultimate adventure: a trip across the Desert to find the sacred Oasis. You know he wants to be brave and prove himself to everyone (especially Zamba), but you'd better make sur he doesn't get hurt along the way anyway." 	Serengeti
"Water on top of the Garden" 	22 	"The Wet Season's running late, and the crops are starting to dry out on the Jungle. What the crops need is water, but the only place to get it is the River on the otherside of the Jungle. It doesn't help that Crows had invaded this year, so finding seeds to replace them is out of the question. Go and get the water and fast!" 	Serengeti
"The Royal Meeting" 	23 	"A royal get-together has been called upon your Jungle, and you being the king have to attend it too. Many of the leaders are gathered there, but Pagoola, the king of the Elephants, doesn't believe in any of your stories and exploits despite everyone else knowing they're true. Try and convince him otherwise." 	Panja's Jungle
"The Day the Sun Went Out" 	24 	"An eclipse has spread over the Jungle, the first one in a hundred years, and this has caused panic among all of the Animals in the Jungle. Go out all over your kingdom and calm the panic down before anyone gets hurt ..." 	Panja's Jungle
"Journey to Mt. Moon" 	25 	"The Eclipse hasn't gone away, and Claw has gone too far: Kitty has been captured by him and taken away to the Infamous Mount Moon, and has challenged you to a fight on the peak if you ever want to see her again. If only Claw knew how dangerous Mount Moon even was! It's up to you and your friends to rescue them both from the curse of Mount Moon!"	Mount Moon
=Trivia=
*The game features numerous differences from the Manga it's based off:
**In the manga, Bucky is appointed Minister of Agriculture and wears a strawhat. This isn't featured in the Game.
**While shown as a threat in the game, Humans aren't as prominent in the story as they were in the original Manga and Anime adaptations. Main Human characters such as Kenichi, Mr. Pompous and Hamegg don't appear in-game because of this.
***Kenichi is briefly mentioned though during one of the earlier missions.
**The Great Mother and The Brodo Birds don't make an appearance, despite the areas they're involved in being part of the game.
*Zamba makes an appearance in the Game as a Blue Lion cub, whereas he originally was from the Sequal Series "Leo the Lion" as an Adult.
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