Faxanadu
| Faxanadu | |
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North American box art | |
| Developer | Hudson Soft |
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| Designers | Hitoshi Okuno Toshiaki Takimoto |
| Composer | Jun Chikuma |
| Series | Dragon Slayer |
| Platform | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Release | |
| Genres | Action role-playing, platform |
| Mode | Single-player |
Faxanadu is an action role-playing platform video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The name was licensed by computer game developer Falcom and was developed and released in Japan by Hudson Soft in 1987. Nintendo released the game in the United States and Europe as a first-party title under license from Hudson Soft.
Faxanadu is a spin-off or side-story of Xanadu, which is the second installment of Falcom's long-running RPG series, Dragon Slayer. The title Faxanadu is a portmanteau formed from the names Famicom and Xanadu. The game uses side-scrolling and platforming gameplay, while employing role-playing elements with an expansive story and medieval setting.