Aqua Jack

Aqua Jack
videogioco
Schermata di gioco
Titolo originaleアクアジャック?
PiattaformaArcade
Data di pubblicazioneGiappone ottobre 1989[1]
Mondo/non specificato 1990
GenereSparatutto a scorrimento
TemaFantascienza
OrigineGiappone
SviluppoTaito
PubblicazioneTaito, Romstar (NA)
DirezioneYoshinori Kobayasi
ProgrammazioneYoshinori Kobayasi, Yōichi Oki, Yasutaka Minami, Takamasa "Horichan Tak Bar" Hori
Modalità di giocoGiocatore singolo
Specifiche arcade
CPUDue M68000 a 12 MHz[2]
Processore audioSound CPU: Z80 a 4 MHz
Sound chip: YM2610 a 8 MHz
SchermoRaster orizzontale
Risoluzione320x240 pixel
Periferica di inputJoystick 8 direzioni, 3 pulsanti, 1 pedale

Aqua Jack (アクアジャック?, Akua Jakku) è uno sparatutto a scorrimento frontale per arcade edito dalla Taito nel 1989. In Nord America venne pubblicato da Romstar nel 1990. Il titolo funge da prequel a The Ninja Warriors.

È stato emulato per la prima volta nel 2024 sul Taito Egret II Mini, un cabinato miniaturizzato dedicato al retrogaming contenente circa settanta preinstallati classici della compagnia.[3]

Trama

La prefazione è estrapolata dal volantino ufficiale da sala:

L'ultima trasmissione svanì, poi tacque... "Extraterrestre"... "Controllo mentale"... Non aveva molto senso. Qualcosa di straordinario, forse spaventoso si stava svolgendo dall'altra parte del globo e tutte le comunicazioni erano interrotte. Quell'ultima trasmissione era tutto ciò che avevamo e suonava come un avvertimento... In risposta, l'esercito ha impiegato il suo nuovo veicolo d'assalto ancora sperimentale, nome in codice Aqua-Jack![4]

Modalità di gioco

Aqua Jack mette alla prova il giocatore nel controllare un hovercraft attraverso gli otto livelli di cui si compone. Il veicolo è dotato di una torretta, grazie alla quale potrà sparare tramite mirino per abbattere navi, elicotteri e mezzi corazzati che incrocia lungo il tragitto. Compiendo salti può evitare mine e variegati ostacoli naturali sempre presenti sul percorso. Alla fine di ciascun livello si trova un boss da affrontare e sconfiggere, il quale gli si infligge seri danni colpendolo con un attacco speciale a base di missili (disponibili in quantità limitata), premendo il pulsante apposito. Uno stesso missile può essere usato per distruggere quanti più nemici in un sol colpo.

Accoglienza

In Giappone, la rivista Game Machine ha elencato Aqua Jack nel numero del 15 ottobre 1989 come la quattordicesima unità arcade di maggior successo del mese.[5]

Note

  1. ^ (JA) Masumi Akagi, アーケードTVゲームリスト 国内•海外編 (1971-2005), Nishinomiya, Amusement Tsūshin-sha, 2006, p. 43, ISBN 9784990251215.
  2. ^ (EN) Taito Z System Hardware (Taito), su system16.com. URL consultato il 31 agosto 2024.
  3. ^ (JA) TITLE ─収録タイトル─ - EGRETⅡ mini - 株式会社タイトー, su taito.co.jp. URL consultato il 9 gennaio 2023.
  4. ^ The Arcade Flyer Archive - Video Game Flyers: Aqua Jack, Romstar, su flyers.arcade-museum.com. URL consultato il 17 luglio 2023.
  5. ^ (JA) Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - アップライト, コックピット型TVゲーム機 (Upright/Cockpit Videos) (PDF), in Game Machine, n. 366, Amusement Press, Inc., 15 ottobre 1989, p. 25.

Bibliografia

  • (EN) Aqua Jack (Aquattack) (JPG), in Commodore User, settembre 1989, p. 89.
  • (EN) Aqua Jack (Aquattack) (JPG), in Computer and Videogames, ottobre 1989, p. 108.
  • (EN) Aqua Jack (JPG), in Your Sinclair, dicembre 1989, p. 91.
  • (EN) Aqua Jack (JPG), in Retro Gamer, n. 116, Imagine Publishing, maggio 2013, p. 48.

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