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RECCA - Naxatsoft

Yes, this is a NES! Once lost in the darkness of time, Recca is resurrected to play once again...

Reviewed by Christopher Emirzian

Hello! I'm here to tell you about Recca, an NES game I found somewhere I can't remember too well. Recca is an overhead shoot-em-up, made by Naxat soft. It's got 3 game modes, Normal Game, Score Attack, and Time Attack. The Normal Game has 4 Stages, but they're long.

What sets this game apart from other NES shooters is, well, everything! Once you load it up, you'll find yourself thinking.. this is an NES game? Just imagine around 24 objects on the screen with no slowdown. Tons of enemies flying down, up and all over the screen. Huge bosses that take up most of the screen. Lots of weapons, and side gun pods.

Also, this game is FAST. The enemies are small but come in and fire at lightning speed, leaving you with little time to react. In some areas, the background will scroll backwards so fast it's insane!

Did I forget to mention it's hard? You'll be cursing your way through the thing. Enemies will leap onto the screen, fire super-fast lazers, then leave just as quick. If you die in the later levels, there's not much chance of recovery because you lose all your weapons. The bosses will do nothing short of trample you.

Enough talk, here's some screen shots! :)

Stage 1. Lots of little baddies coming down in formation. No slowdown here. IN fact you'll find just the opposite, Recca is like a monster-truck with the pedal jammed down.

Still no sign of slowdown! Mind you there's a big PAUSE enemy on screen to avoid. Nasty baddies these, they sometimes pop up just as you're about to take a snapshot. Bane of my life;)

The Stage 1 mini-boss. Easy to kill.

Just lay off the fire button for a few seconds, and you get a super-megaweapon to blast him with.

Once you kill the mini-boss, you get warped into a wierd place with a wavy purple background. Bad trip! Bad trip! Just like those ones in Super Aleste in fact.

They keep coming! the small waves of baddies attack in various ways, each designed to keep you on your toes.

The Stage 1 boss. Has 4 flamethrowers and is a pain in the ass to kill.

The background here scrolls backwards, fast. Really, really fast. I know this pic shows it scrolling FORWARD slowly, but just you play the game and see! Most disorientating.

Not-nice guy with a lazer arm that swings back and forth.

Stage 2 boss. The lazers scan back and forth, and occasionally lash out at your poor ship.

Stage 3. Incoming! This level has more variety in the enemies, you don't know what's going to come at you next.

How to know you're screwed in Recca: 1. You have this on your screen. :) Loads of them attacking at once from all angles!

Little turrets that shoot lazers. Think fast, stay alive. Think slow, die in a mash of molten metal and sizzling body bits.

INCOMING! Missiles are a real pain in the bahookie. Especially when coming from two sides at once. This is an out-and-out nerve jangling ride!

Stage 3 Boss. Very nasty, shoots bullets all over, and it's lazer will toast you instantly.

Boss from Stage 4. Stage 4 basically consists of all the bosses in the game over plus a few new ones. No, I'm not gonna show the final boss. Why ruin the surprise? ;)

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