Astro Fang: Super Machine
| Astro Fang: Super Machine | |
|---|---|
 Japanese box art | |
| Developer | Soft Machine[1] |
| Publisher | A-Wave[2] |
| Composer | Akira Nakakuma[3] |
| Platform | Family Computer[2] |
| Release | |
| Genre | Driving involving vehicular combat[2] |
| Mode | Single-player |
Astro Fang: Super Machine (アストロ・ファング, Asutoro Fangu)[4] is a Family Computer video game that was released for an exclusively Japanese market in 1990.
Gameplay
[edit]Somewhere in the galaxy lies the planet RS-121 – a desolate planet that has suffered terrible disasters which made life impossible.[5]
Only one construction still remains on the planet – a highway called the Black Line.[5] It is said that an ancient legend is somehow connected to this highway.[5] Players must knock enemies off the road by using missiles before they can knock him off the same highway.[5] Automobile repair shops can be found where cars can be repaired and re-supplied with much-needed weapons.[5] The playable vehicle resembles a 1982 DeLorean while the unplayable enemy vehicles resemble dune buggies.[6][7]
The game has an infinite amount of continues and a meter appears on the bottom left-hand side of the screen to remind how close the player is to achieving the goal.[8]
Reception
[edit]Video Game Den gave Astro Fang: Super Machine a rating of 3 stars out of a possible 5 in their December 14, 2011 review.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Developer information". SMS Power. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
- 1 2 3 4 "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ↑ "Designer information". SMS Power. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
- ↑ "English-Japanese title translation". SuperFamicom.org. Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Release information". MobyGames. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ↑ "Playable vehicle information". ICCD.net. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
- ↑ "Unplayable vehicle information". ICCD.net. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
- ↑ "Advanced game overview". FC no Game Seiha Shimasho. 24 August 2008. Retrieved 2012-11-10.