Taito Legends Power-Up
Taito Legends Power-Up is a compilation of classic Taito video games released for the PlayStation Portable system. Patterned after the Taito Memories series for PlayStation 2, Power-Up marks the first release of the franchise on a portable gaming system. The Japanese version is called Taito Memories Pocket and has sixteen games.
Taito Legends Power-Up
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- Taito Legends
- Date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Square Enix
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Taito Legends Power-Up is a compilation of classic Taito video games released for the PlayStation Portable system. Patterned after the Taito Memories series for PlayStation 2, Power-Up marks the first release of the franchise on a portable gaming system. The Japanese version is called Taito Memories Pocket and has sixteen games.
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The Western versions remove Rainbow Islands Extra, and replace it with six other games, for a total of 21 games on the Western compilation.
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• Developer — Empire Oxford Mine Loader Software • Series — Taito Legends • Genre — Various • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Platforms — PlayStation Portable
Games
Games
Taito Legends Power-Up features 21 (16 in Japan) different games from Taito's back-catalog of arcade titles. Some of these games have appeared on the Taito Legends console releases, while others are exclusive to Power-Up. These titles include: Titles included in Taito Legends Power-Up • Title — Release — Power-Up — Pocket (Japan) • Alpine Ski — 1981 — Yes — Yes • Balloon Bomber — 1980 — Yes — Yes • Cameltry — 1989 — Yes — Yes • Chack'n Pop — 1983 — Yes — Yes • Crazy Balloon — 1980 — Yes — Yes • Elevator Action — 1983 — Yes — Yes • The Fairyland Story — 1985 — Yes — Yes • KiKi KaiKai — 1986 — Yes — Yes • Kurikinton — 1988 — Yes — Yes • The Legend of Kage — 1985 — Yes — Yes • Lunar Rescue — 1979 — Yes — Yes • The NewZealand Story — 1988 — Yes — Yes • Phoenix — 1980 — Yes • Qix — 1981 — Yes — Yes • Raimais — 1988 — Yes — Yes • Rainbow Islands Extra — 1988 — Yes • Rastan Saga (Japanese version) — 1987 — Yes — Yes • Return of the Invaders — 1985 — Yes • Space Chaser — 1980 — Yes • Space Dungeon — 1982 — Yes • Space Invaders — 1978 — Yes • Space Invaders Part II — 1979 — Yes Also included are deluxe versions of four games—Balloon Bomber, Cameltry, Crazy Balloon and The Legend of Kage. These versions offer upgraded graphics and extended gameplay. Taito Legends Power-Up also utilizes the PlayStation Portable's game-sharing feature. Any of the games (original versions only) may be wirelessly transmitted to any other PSP, including those that do not own the full version of the game. Downloaded games remain resident within the PSP's memory until the unit is turned off.
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2006
Taito Legends Power-Up published.
2006
Taito Legends Power-Up is recorded as published in 2006.
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Taito Legends Power-Up received mixed reviews with an aggregate score of 60.60% on GameRankings. Greg Miller of IGN rated the game 7.2 (decent) for incomplete multiplayer support. Jeff Gerstmann of GameSpot rated the game 6.5 (fair), and criticized the omission of Bubble Bobble and Double Dragon, (despite Technōs Japan holding its rights), as well as including too many iterations of Space Invaders.
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