Holy Umbrella: Dondera no Mubo
In Holy Umbrella you control a schoolboy who lives in modern-day Japan. One
day, the sky suddenly turns dark blue, a heavy rain falls onto the city, and
the boy finds, halfway between his house and the school, an umbrella which
seems to have fallen from the sky. What he does not know is that the umbrella
is magical! The moment he touches it, he is transferred to a parallel
universe. Immediately, he is attacked by a huge tank, but a strange old man
with a talking bird saves him. It seems that an evil creature named Dondera is
threatening the country with the terrible monsters she created. But is it
really so? You visit the capital town, talk to the emperor, and decide to
investigate the matter…
Holy Umbrella is essentially a platform action game, but unlike most other
games of this genre, it allows you to visit towns, where you control your hero
in a standard RPG-like top-down fashion. You can enter houses, talk to
townspeople, etc. On platform levels, which are the main part of the game, you
have to switch between the hero, the talking bird Bonto who accompanies you on
your quest, and the girl Saki, whom you meet later in the game. Every
character has his/her own special abilities and own ways of fighting: the hero
can slide through air by using the umbrella, Bonto can double-jump on high
ledges, Saki can jump on walls, etc. You use your umbrella as a weapon, as
well as elemental stones you can collect on your way and throw at enemies. You
also find various power-ups and items you can equip on the hero.
Holy Umbrella: Dondera no Mubo