Software:Ashura Blaster
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Short description: 1990 video game
| Ashura Blaster | |
|---|---|
 Japanese arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Visco |
| Publisher(s) | Taito |
| Platform(s) | Arcade Game |
| Release | 1990 (Arcade) |
| Genre(s) | Shooter game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Arcade system | Taito B System hardware |
Ashura Blaster (阿修羅ブラスター) is a 1990 vertically scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Visco and both published and distributed by Taito. The player controls a helicopter (selecting 1 of 4 bomb configurations) and shoots enemies in the air and ground, collects power-ups, and defeats bosses to advance levels.
The kanji characters on the titlescreen read 'Ashura'. Ashura is a demon related to fighting.
Reception
CU Amiga gave it 65% and said "It's straight ahead two-player vertical blasting without frills."[1]
Zero said "all in all I found it rather uninspiring. Save your dosh."[2]
Speciale Annuario Videogiochi '91 said it was very similar to previous helicopter games.[3]
Joystick said it was a rehash with little innovation.[4]
References
- ↑ ZZapmort. Commodore User PDFs from Hi Res Source. http://archive.org/details/commodore-user-pdffrom-hi-000/CommodoreUserPDFfromHI083/page/n81/mode/2up.
- ↑ (in English) Zero_Issue_16_Feb_91. http://archive.org/details/ZeroIssue16Feb91/page/n51/mode/2up.
- ↑ Gruppo Editoriale Jackson (December 1990). Speciale Annuario Videogiochi '91. http://archive.org/details/Guida-Videogiochi-17-speciale/page/n101/mode/2up.
- ↑ Sipress (September 1990). Joystick (France) 008. http://archive.org/details/joystick008/page/n189/mode/2up.
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