Ikari Warriors series
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The Ikari Warriors series is a classic run-and-gun arcade video game franchise known for its cooperative military action and influence on the genre in the 1980s.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ikari Warriors | 3 |
| Ikari III: The Rescue | 2 |
| Ikari Warriors series canonical | 2 |
| Ikari | 1 |
| Ikari Warriors II: Victory Road | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8551967 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ikari Warriors series Context triple: [SNK, developed, Ikari Warriors series]
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A.
Taikon
Taikon is a Romani Swedish family name most prominently associated with activist and silversmith Rosa Taikon and her relatives.
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B.
Matsuda Force
Matsuda Force is a Japanese military unit featured as an opposing force in the strategy video game "Operation Backhander."
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C.
Shinobi
Shinobi is a classic side-scrolling action game featuring a ninja protagonist, known for its challenging gameplay and influential role in the arcade and home console era.
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D.
Gradius
Gradius is a classic side-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game by Konami, renowned for its innovative power-up system and influential role in shaping the genre.
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E.
Gunnm
Gunnm is a cyberpunk manga series by Yukito Kishiro that follows a powerful amnesiac cyborg warrior navigating a dystopian future world of brutal combat and social inequality.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ikari Warriors series Target entity description: The Ikari Warriors series is a classic run-and-gun arcade video game franchise known for its cooperative military action and influence on the genre in the 1980s.
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A.
Taikon
Taikon is a Romani Swedish family name most prominently associated with activist and silversmith Rosa Taikon and her relatives.
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B.
Matsuda Force
Matsuda Force is a Japanese military unit featured as an opposing force in the strategy video game "Operation Backhander."
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C.
Shinobi
Shinobi is a classic side-scrolling action game featuring a ninja protagonist, known for its challenging gameplay and influential role in the arcade and home console era.
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D.
Gradius
Gradius is a classic side-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game by Konami, renowned for its innovative power-up system and influential role in shaping the genre.
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E.
Gunnm
Gunnm is a cyberpunk manga series by Yukito Kishiro that follows a powerful amnesiac cyborg warrior navigating a dystopian future world of brutal combat and social inequality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
run-and-gun game series
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video game series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ikari
ⓘ
linked to:
Ikari Warriors series
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| controlScheme | 8-way movement with independent aiming ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| developer | SNK ⓘ |
| era | 1980s arcade games ⓘ |
| feature |
continuous vertical scrolling
ⓘ
player-controlled tanks and vehicles ⓘ top-down perspective ⓘ |
| firstRelease |
Ikari Warriors
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linked to:
Ikari Warriors series
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| firstReleaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| gameplayFeature |
cooperative multiplayer
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military-themed action ⓘ rotary joystick controls in arcade version ⓘ |
| genre | run-and-gun ⓘ |
| hasMainProtagonist |
Clark Still
ⓘ
Ralf Jones ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Ikari III: The Rescue
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linked to:
Ikari Warriors series
Ikari Warriors II: Victory Road ⓘ |
| influenced | later run-and-gun arcade games ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Capcom's Commando
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linked to:
Contra
|
| influencedFranchise | The King of Fighters series ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Clark Still
ⓘ
Ralf Jones ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cooperative military action in arcades
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popularizing rotary joystick run-and-gun gameplay ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ikari III: The Rescue
ⓘ
linked to:
Ikari Warriors series
Ikari Warriors ⓘ
linked to:
Ikari Warriors series
Ikari Warriors II: Victory Road ⓘ
linked to:
Ikari Warriors series
|
| numberOfPlayers | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| platform |
Amstrad CPC
ⓘ
Atari ST ⓘ Commodore 64 ⓘ IBM PC ⓘ Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ ZX Spectrum ⓘ arcade ⓘ |
| publisher |
SNK
ⓘ
SNK Corporation of America ⓘ
linked to:
SNK
|
| publisherForNESPorts | SNK ⓘ |
| setting | fictional war zones ⓘ |
| theme | commando-style missions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Ikari Warriors series Description of subject: The Ikari Warriors series is a classic run-and-gun arcade video game franchise known for its cooperative military action and influence on the genre in the 1980s.
Referenced by (9)
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