COBRA - SPACE ADVENTURE
COBRA - KOKURYO'S LEGEND
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(c)1989 HUDSON SOFT
Release : 1989-03-31 (¥5980)
CDRom² HCD8004
Digital Comic
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Cobra is a digital comic based on the Japanese space adventure
series by Buichi Terasawa. The main character, the yellow haired
and charismatic Cobra, is the most famous space pirate in the whole
universe and he is always accompanied by his robotic and sexy robotic
lady friend Andromeda- in short, he's a sort of space James Bond, but
a bit on the dumb side, or at least this is what he wants the space pirates
to believe. The secret of Cobra is a powerful psycho-gun
hidden in his left arm which makes him unstoppable and indestructible.
This digital comic needs a heavy knowledge of Japanese to
be fully appreciated and the player will have to know its Japanese by
the book in order to defeat the Galactic Guild. The game
starts in a large cruise space ship and Cobra wanders
around it and gathers information. Simple actions, like 'look'
or 'talk' are listed on the right side of the screen and
allow the player to interact with the environments and characters.
Some parts of the game are more 'interactive' but in
very limited ways. As a side note, the game can be saved at any time by
pressing 'Select'.
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It has to be said up front - this is most always the case with
Digital Comics , but I must warn you that
you will probably miss most of the game if
you do not understand Japanese. There are ways around this
problem as you are often asked to pick up choices. With time, and
somehow patience - a lot of patience - you may figure out what to do next ...
to a certain point. Here you have it. Let’s now talk about the game itself.
I wonder if this game actually tells a completely original
adventure of Cobra... there's no question that the Digital
Comic form suits the world of Cobra pretty well
- graphics, without being outstanding, really fit
the game (Cobra 2 is actually much better). My understanding
of Japanese is limited but I nevertheless had fun playing the game.
It has certainly aged a lot and I much prefer Cobra 2
for that matter, but the execution is solid and the experience
fun if you can read (and understand) a little Japanese.
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