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Fleshing
out the package is the Battle Stage.
Many Japanese shmups include these, whether they are for competitions,
or for personal hi-score pleasure is a moot point: They're great
if you just fancy a quick blast of a game without going to the hassle
of saving the entire universe. |
The
significance of that arrow didn't mean much to me. I was going that
way anyway.
I'm using PC-Engine just now, you can see the tiny controllers which
it uses as missiles. |
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If
you play the 5-minute game, you'll get an extra bit of a stage tacked
on after you destroy the first boss. Everything is timed and scored,
so try and destroy all that appears. |
All
these blocks are shootable. It's pretty difficult to get them all
without sufficient powerups, but doing so will reflect well on your
final score.
Those Yo-Yo hands are a real pain in the bot. |
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At
the end of the 2-minute game (or half-way through the 5 minute one,
you get this terrifying tree attempting to blow you away with tender
saplings.
The size and quality of the bosses is a little bit disappointing
in Star Par, but in general the inventiveness makes up for that.
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