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KAIZŌ CHŌNIN SHUBIBINMAN 3 - IKAI NO PURINSESU
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©NCS 1992
Release : 1992-2-28 (¥6800)
CDRom² NSCD 2010
Platform / Action Game
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Here is Kaizō Chōnin Shubibinman 3, the third episode of the
Shubibinman series featuring Tasuke and the cute
ginger haired Kyapiko. The story starts when our two
heroes enjoy a well deserved
vacation break on a sunny beach. But a curious spaceship pierces the clouds overhead
and flies at full speed towards the city. Onboard, a princess
from a distant world and her two bodyguards are on a mission to
awake some evil forces. Our two heroes embark again on a new
mission to save the world with the help of their power
suits and swords. They can also charge up a powerful ball of
energy by holding the fire button and with enough training,
time and patience, players can even slightly control the
direction and motion of the lethal attack. Levels are incredibly
structured and tons of original features get constantly
thrown at the player. For instance, the first stage sees
our hero piloting a huge running robot a some point, taking
down enemies with a lighting bolt gun. A two
simultaneous players mode is available and some parts
of the game offers intense teamplay action.
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Shubibinman 3 is a fantastic game and certainly the
best opus of the series (if we don't include the Super Famicom
episode). I actually wonder if some people from
Treasure were not involved during the game development.
Some bosses certainly reminded me of the ones found in titles such as
Gunstar Heroes released in 1993, such as
the segmented snowmen or the rotating balls of energy found
around the first stage. Something about the stages
structure also has this "Treasure" touch, with
bosses scattered around every area in no specific order.
Anyway, I'm probably seeing too much into this, but it
is a good sign and it certainly indicates that Shubibinman 3 is an
excellent action game. It however lacks a little something
that could have make it a great game. The difficulty is also overall very easy -
the balls of energy cause too much damage overall and can
take some bosses down in a blink of an eye. Then some stages
can be very monotonous and repetitive at times.
Shubibinman 3 yet remains one of the best action
game available for the PC Engine system. Do not miss it !
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