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Neither police nor armies are willing to commit against the mechanical forces that GiganTech commands and invade
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was plagued with unprecedented levels of crime. No measure of law enforcement seemed able to combat the strife and violence, and so a desperate plan was brought forth by GiganTech
Cybertronics Corporation. This plan was the artificial island Zenovia, two kilometers south of Manhattan, which would be
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Zenovia the population influx called for, it has become something of a slum, except for the massive GiganTech headquarters. There have been quarrels over whether or not Zenovia should be regarded as
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Gameplay takes place across up to seven stages, with a varying number of bosses depending upon the player selection and whether certain hidden tasks have been performed during gameplay. During
Advanced course, it is possible to fight as few as seven or as many as all eighteen of the game's bosses.
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contains up to seven stages along with a large number of secrets, which are either unlockable with codes or DIP switch settings, or hidden within the game itself. In addition to selectable difficulty levels via dipswitch, there are also four player-selectable variants of the game:
378:, or just GiganTech. Crime has grown even more rapidly than Manhattan ever knew, partly because the GiganTech machines have been promoting everything EXCEPT law and order. The most horrific aspect, though, is the result of an intelligence investigation from the government.
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Advanced course consists of seven stages. It includes all Normal course stages, along with Zenovia City and Building. The Advanced course also includes additional secret bosses: Black Heart mk2 in Airport, and Bashinet R and Glow Squid in Zenovia
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Highway. Bashinet mk2 appears as a secret boss in its own stage,
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