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397: 435:(POW). The game uses a vitality system instead of life system in which if the player is hit, it loses one point of vitality and the player is destroyed if hit with 0 vitality then the player is given the option to continue. Lightning attacks can be used by pressing the B button which sacrifices a portion of life energy. Three loops can be performed per level and a bonus is awarded at the end of the level for unused loops. Player 1 uses a 1500: 1488: 1476: 544: 539: 534: 529: 524: 32: 385: 665:
magazine. However, the original arcade version had mixed reception from western publications. In contrast, the SuperGrafx conversion had very positive reception from Japanese and western critics. Readers of
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in its March 15, 1990 issue as the third most popular arcade game of the month. The game garnered positive reception from reviewers and awards from
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voted to give the SuperGrafx version a 19.44 out of 30 score, ranking at the number 368 spot in a poll.
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was first released in arcades by Capcom and Electrocoin in 1990, running on the
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board. In February 2021, it was re-released in pack 2 of the
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Huyghues-Lacour, Alain; Demoly, Jean-Marc (October 1991).
1025:(in French). No. 1. Yellow Media. pp. 88–89. 1464: 1195:(in German). No. 28. Future Verlag. p. 133. 1016: 330:, released in February 1990. It is the prequel to 1059:"Tests De Jeux – Super G. — 1941: Counter Attack" 982:(in French). No. 2. M.E.R.7. pp. 36–38. 788: 1512: 798:カプコン Capcom; Capcom USA (Capcom Coin-Op); Number 765: 763: 462:to add +1 to the score when a continue is used. 1046:(in French). No. 20. Sipress. p. 155. 1029: 740: 738: 1328: 1189:"Power Tests Automatenspiele — Fang' den Hut" 1010: 760: 1187:Locker, Anatol; Gaksch, Martin (July 1990). 1186: 1180: 986: 973: 878:Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 10, 2020). 521: 1156: 1103:(in Japanese). Vol. 5 (4th ed.). 1069: 1050: 967: 931: 735: 705: 1335: 1321: 1100:ザ・ベストゲーム2 - アーケードビデオゲーム26年の歴史: ゲーメスト大賞11年史 976:"Supergrafx Review - 1941: Counter Attack" 30: 1541:Multiplayer and single-player video games 1250:(in Japanese). 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Index


Developer(s)
Capcom
Publisher(s)
JP
NA
EU
JP
Director(s)
Yoshiki Okamoto
Designer(s)
Akira Nishitani
Programmer(s)
Artist(s)
Akira Yasuda
Composer(s)
Platform(s)
Arcade
SuperGrafx
JP
NA
EU
JP
Genre(s)
Vertically scrolling shooter
Single-player
Co-op
Arcade system
CP System
scrolling shooter

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