Last Battalion

Last Battalion/Override
Developer(s)Sting Entertainment
Publisher(s)Data East (PCE)
Sting Entertainment (X68000)
Platform(s)PC Engine, X68000
Release1991
Genre(s)Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Override is a Data East vertical-scrolling shooter game released for the PC Engine in 1991. Later that year, Sting Entertainment, the creator of the original Data East game, developed and self-published a version for the X68000 released as Last Battalion.

It is the first recorded game developed by Sting Entertainment and the X68000 version is now available as a free "one stage only" demo download on Sting's website. On September 4, 2007, G-Mode published the Override version of the game for the Wii Virtual Console which (like its 1991 release) was reserved exclusively for the Japanese market.

Gameplay

The player can increase the power of their primary weapon by collecting “P” items. The player's ship also has a charge feature, where if the fire button is not touched for a few seconds, the ship will charge up a powerful shot that can destroy many of the enemies on-screen. The player can also acquire secondary weapons by collecting a gem. The gem changes colors, and depending on which color it is when collected, the player will get a different weapon. Players can power up their secondary weapon by collecting another gem of the same color.

Reception

On release, the game was scored a 30 out of 40 by a panel of four reviewers at Famicom Tsūshin.[1]

References

  1. ^ "30 Point Plus - オーバーライド". Shūkan Famicom Tsūshin. No.362. Pg.32. 24 November 1995.


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