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Tatsujin

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PlatformGenesisYear1989
PublisherSegaDeveloperToaplan
RegionWWLanguageEnglish
TagsAction, Shoot'em up, Single Player, World Wide, Arcade Conversion
PlatformGenesis
Year1989
PublisherSega
DeveloperToaplan
RegionWW
LanguageEnglish
TagsAction, Shoot'em up, Single Player, World Wide, Arcade Conversion

A science fiction vertically scrolling shoot'em up based on an arcade game. Power up one of three weapons to fight through five stages with giant boss battles. You also get bombs that can do damage to all enemies and destroy bullets.
 
GoodBad
  • No slowdown
  • Checkpoints for respawn
  • Power increase separate from weapon choice
  • Fully powered weapons are massive
  • Plenty of power-ups after death
  • Weapons are distinctive
  • Great music
  • Only three weapons
  • Need to constantly pan horizontally to see full screen
  • Some annoying enemy patterns
  • Hard to differentiate bullets from background at times
  • Lots of things flashing on screen
  • Levels feel very similar
Good
  • No slowdown
  • Checkpoints for respawn
  • Power increase separate from weapon choice
  • Fully powered weapons are massive
  • Plenty of power-ups after death
  • Weapons are distinctive
  • Great music
 
Bad
  • Only three weapons
  • Need to constantly pan horizontally to see full screen
  • Some annoying enemy patterns
  • Hard to differentiate bullets from background at times
  • Lots of things flashing on screen
  • Levels feel very similar
 
7It's an ok arcade conversion that makes you feel powerful but doesn't have a lot of depth. Would have benefited from more weapon variety, more distinctive levels, and not having to pan the screen to see everything.

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