Software:Soldier Girl Amazon
| Soldier Girl Amazon | |
|---|---|
 North American arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Nichibutsu |
| Publisher(s) | Nichibutsu |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Soldier Girl Amazon, released in Japan as Lua error in Module:Lang/utilities at line 332: attempt to call field '_transl' (a nil value)., is a 1986 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Nichibutsu for arcades. It was released in Japan in June 1986 and North America in September 1986.[1][2] Hamster Corporation acquired the game's rights alongside Nichibutsu's intellectual property, releasing it as part of their Arcade Archives series for the PlayStation 4 in 2016 and Nintendo Switch in 2022.[3][4]
Gameplay
The player controls the titular sun goddess and intergalactic warrior Amaterasu, who wields a magical sword and shield to defeat enemies with energy beams, in order to capture prisoners who escaped from a distant planet. Amaterasu can shoot in all directions in a manner similar to Capcom's Commando. She starts off with a less powerful energy beam and can be easily killed in one hit, but a motorcycle grants her improved mobility and an extra hit point. The weapon and motorcycle can be upgraded with power-ups to become respectively more powerful and turn into a spaceship with more hit points. A limited supply of bombs are available to defeat enemies more easily. Each level ends with a boss enemy's spaceship, which when defeated will reveal its driver, a prisoner, for Amaterasu to capture.[2][3]
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. pp. 56, 127. ISBN 978-4990251215.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Moyse, Chris (2022-06-25). "Weird but fun Soldier Girl Amazon joins the Arcade Archives" (in en-US). https://www.destructoid.com/soldier-girl-amazon-arcade-archives-retro-nichibutsu-classics-ps4-switch/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hagues, Alana (2022-07-07). "Nintendo Download: 7th July (North America)" (in en-GB). https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/07/nintendo-download-7th-july-north-america.
- ↑ "『聖戦士アマテラス』1986年に稼動していたニチブツの傑作シューティングがPS4向け"アーケードアーカイブス"で配信開始！" (in ja). 2016-03-11. https://www.famitsu.com/news/201603/11101195.html.
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