Taiyō no Shinden

## Description

Despite its name (a misspelling of _Azteca_ ), the story of _Taiy ō no
Shinden: Asteka II_ is dedicated to the Maya people, indigenous inhabitants of
Southern Mexico and Central America, rather than the Aztecs. The player
controls a nameless adventurer who searches for the Sun Key, a mysterious
ancient artifact which can unlock the secrets of the Mayan civilization.

_Taiy ō no Shinden: Asteka II_ is an adventure game which takes place in the
ruins of the ancient city Chichen Itza on the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico.
There is a top-down overworld on which the player can physically navigate the
protagonist, entering temples and other locations. In such locations, the view
switches to first-person perspective. The player interacts with the
environment by selecting various verb commands (“Look”, “Take”, “Use”, etc.),
represented by icons, from a menu, and combining them with objects on the
screen. In spite of its Japanese origins, the game features inventory item
usage and puzzle-solving, which are more typical of Western-style adventures.

Taiyō no Shinden