Vandyke
Is a 1991 hack and slash video game developed and published by UPL for arcades. It was released only in Japan in February 1991. Hamster Corporation acquired the rights to the game alongside UPL's intellectual property, releasing the game outside for the first time through their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in August 2021.
Vandyke
- Date
- 1991.
- Publisher
- UPL.
- Genre
- hack and slash.
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Is a 1991 hack and slash video game developed and published by UPL for arcades. It was released only in Japan in February 1991. Hamster Corporation acquired the rights to the game alongside UPL's intellectual property, releasing the game outside for the first time through their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in August 2021.
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• Title — Vandyke • Developer — UPL • Publisher — UPL • Platforms — Arcade • Released — February 1991 • Genre — Hack and slash • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer
Gameplay
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Vandyke is a top-down hack and slash game where the player controls the titular barbarian warrior as he navigates levels and defeats enemies. While the gameplay format is similar to run and gun games like Ikari Warriors, it does not feature conventional long-range weapons, with the player using swords, boomerangs, bombs and flails instead. The player is armed with a sword by default, though either of the four weapons can be chosen from a power-up item. Another power-up item enhances the player's attack power.
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- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500185537, Vandyke.
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- 1.Akagi, Masumi. アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005). Amusement News Agency. 62. October 13, 2006. 978-4990251215.
- 2.『アケアカ バンダイク』Switch、PS4で8月19日に配信。マッチョなキャラクターを操作して敵の軍団をなぎ倒していく見下ろし型のアクションゲーム ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com. ファミ通.com. 2021-08-18.
- 3.Doolan, Liam. More Top-Down 2D Action Joins The Arcade Archives On Switch This Week. Nintendo Life. 2021-08-19.
- 4.’90s Barbarian Weirdness – Arcade Archives: Vandyke Review – REAL OTAKU GAMER – Geek Culture is what we are about.
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