Software:MegaBlast
| MegaBlast | |
|---|---|
 European arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Taito |
| Publisher(s) | Taito |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Multidirectional shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Script error: The function "nihongo_foot" does not exist. is a 1989 multidirectional shooter video game developed and published by Taito for arcades. It was released in Japan in November 1989 and in Europe the same year.[1]
The game was re-released for the PlayStation 2 as part of Taito Memories II Gekan in 2007. Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in June 2023.[2][3]
Gameplay
Unlike most scrolling shooters, the player's spaceship is equipped with four turrets that can fire in multiple directions. The turrets can be individually empowered by touching and collecting orbs. The levels occasionally alternate between horizontal scrolling and vertical scrolling. Many of the minibosses humorously resemble previous Taito game characters.[4]
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed MegaBlast on their December 15, 1989 issue as being the twenty-first most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[5]
Notes
References
- ↑ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006) (in ja). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005). Japan: Amusement News Agency. ISBN 978-4990251215.
- ↑ Hagues, Alana (2023-06-22). "Nintendo Download: 22nd June (North America)" (in en-GB). https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/06/nintendo-download-22nd-june-north-america.
- ↑ "『アケアカ メガブラスト』6月15日に配信決定。異星へと誘拐された女性たちの救出を目指すシューティングゲーム | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com" (in ja). 2023-06-14. https://www.famitsu.com/news/202306/14306136.html.
- ↑ Kalata, Kurt (2016-01-10). "Megablast" (in en-US). https://www.hardcoregaming101.net/megablast/.
- ↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (Amusement Press, Inc.) (370): 23. 15 December 1989.
External links
- Megablast at Arcade History
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