Last Battalion
Is a vertically scrolling shooter developed by Sting Entertainment and published by Data East in 1991 for the PC Engine. A port to the X68000 was self-published by Sting as.
Last Battalion
- Date
- 1991
- Genre
- shoot 'em up
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Is a vertically scrolling shooter developed by Sting Entertainment and published by Data East in 1991 for the PC Engine. A port to the X68000 was self-published by Sting as.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Override • Developer — Sting Entertainment • Publisher — * Data East (PCE) • Sting Entertainment (X68000) • Platforms — PC Engine, X68000 • Released — PC EngineJanuary 8, 1991 X68000November 15, 1991 • Genre — Scrolling shooter • Modes — Single-player
Gameplay
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.
Development and release
Development and release
The X68000 version is available as a free "one stage only" demo download on Sting's website. On September 4, 2007, G-Mode published the PC Engine version on the Japanese Virtual Console for the Wii.
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History of the object
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1991
Last Battalion published.
1991
Last Battalion is recorded as published in 1991.
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Reception
Override received an average reception from critics. Japanese publication Micom BASIC Magazine ranked the game twelfth in popularity in its March 1991 issue, and it received a score of 19.67 out of 30 in a 1993 readers' poll conducted by PC Engine Fan, ranking among PC Engine titles at the number 354 spot. Its conversion for the X68000, Last Battalion, also received a middling reception from reviewers.
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