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Tokkyuu Shirei Solbrain

特救指令ソルブレイン
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Platform Famicom Year 1991
Publisher Angel Developer Natsume
Region JP Language Japanese
Tags Action, Platformer, Single Player, Licensed
Platform Famicom
Year 1991
Publisher Angel
Developer Natsume
Region JP
Language Japanese
Tags Action, Platformer, Single Player, Licensed

An action platformer that has you punching your way through enemies. Upgrades allow you to obtain a helper drone weapon with varying abilities. Released as Shatterhand in North America and Europe.
 
Good Bad
  • Beautiful cutscenes convey the story
  • Understanding Japanese not required
  • Stage select after first level
  • Good level of challenge
  • Unlimited continues at level selection
  • Interesting boss battles
  • Beautiful but dark graphics
  • Cheap deaths from bombs in crates
  • Expensive game to buy
  • Platforming can be frustrating
  • Short range of weapon attack
  • Slowdown with a lot on screen
Good
  • Beautiful cutscenes convey the story
  • Understanding Japanese not required
  • Stage select after first level
  • Good level of challenge
  • Unlimited continues at level selection
  • Interesting boss battles
  • Beautiful but dark graphics
 
Bad
  • Cheap deaths from bombs in crates
  • Expensive game to buy
  • Platforming can be frustrating
  • Short range of weapon attack
  • Slowdown with a lot on screen
 
8 Unique weapons, fantastic graphics and challenging gameplay that despite it's flaws keeps me coming back to get just a little further.

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