Probably the most inovative shooter of its time.

User Rating: 9.5 | Salamander NES
By GreenNinjaN | Review Date:
This is positively another gem from Konami. Great music, great visuals, and great gameplay. Not to sound redundant but the game is simply, great. (I'm Tony the Tiger now I guess) The bosses are the shinning stars of this game. From the giant brain with an eyeball sticking out of it, to the Pharaoh Head from hell to the multi headed dragon that just won't effing die! Like all Konami games if you put in the legendary Konami code, (up,up,down,down,left,right,left,right,B,A,start) you get 30 lives but even this is no guarantee that you'll still beat the game. It very difficult but still fun. Not many games can say this but it's true. The level design is top notch and can get super deadly real quick which tends to keep you on your toes the entire time. The game also switches angles for certain levels, instead of always coming from the side it also goes to a bird's eye view that's very reminiscent of 1942 or Guardian Legend (but not as chaotic). If you like Gradius or 1942 you should definitly try this one, you won't be disapointed.

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