Ikari Warriors series

E741466

run-and-gun game series video game series

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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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]

A. Taikon
Taikon is a Romani Swedish family name most prominently associated with activist and silversmith Rosa Taikon and her relatives.
B. Matsuda Force
Matsuda Force is a Japanese military unit featured as an opposing force in the strategy video game "Operation Backhander."
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.
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.
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.

A. Taikon
Taikon is a Romani Swedish family name most prominently associated with activist and silversmith Rosa Taikon and her relatives.
B. Matsuda Force
Matsuda Force is a Japanese military unit featured as an opposing force in the strategy video game "Operation Backhander."
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.
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.
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 ⓘ video game series ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Ikari ⓘ linked to: Ikari Warriors series
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 ⓘ linked to: Ikari Warriors series
firstReleaseYear	1986 ⓘ
gameplayFeature	cooperative multiplayer ⓘ military-themed action ⓘ rotary joystick controls in arcade version ⓘ
genre	run-and-gun ⓘ
hasMainProtagonist	Clark Still ⓘ Ralf Jones ⓘ
hasSequel	Ikari III: The Rescue ⓘ linked to: Ikari Warriors series Ikari Warriors II: Victory Road ⓘ
influenced	later run-and-gun arcade games ⓘ
influencedBy	Capcom's Commando ⓘ linked to: Contra
influencedFranchise	The King of Fighters series ⓘ
notableCharacter	Clark Still ⓘ Ralf Jones ⓘ
notableFor	cooperative military action in arcades ⓘ 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 ⓘ

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