ARCADE VERSION

Released in, published and developed by Data East .
Original version.

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So , what about this game? Really few of us remember it ( I've seen a thread in the Firehouse Forum once) therefore probably , especially to the younger ones it will be a total surprise. The game is basically a shoot'em up using an "above camera" you have to find and eliminate the boss of each level in a given time with a certain amount of lifes. Basic ? Hey it's an arcade game at a Real time strategy one! Ok move on .... Nice option I notice it has a 2 players simultaneously option. I unfortunately cannot test it but 2 players games doubles the fun! Remember though that the screen should not split so you have to work togheter. Ahh that's nice multiplayer without a ultra slow TCP connection needed ( forgetting the costs...)

The difference between the Arcade and AtariST release are obvious ; the GFX , although uses only 64 colors maximum, are WAY BETTER on the Arcade game. The colors are more brilliant and the graphics are very well defined. Some landscape are very pleasant for the eyes (look on your right) and the variety of ghost you encounter works as an anti-monotony although the game still remain a shoot'em-up Additionally they effectively are in the sprit of RGB , totally outrageous and fantastic spooks (look below). The proton stream is also very well rendered and animated. Continuing on animation, the sprites (..Well you got it right?) have fluid movements with frames showing them in the 8 directions. So, when you rotate the GB you actually see him turning and not simply acquiring the new position jumping the intermediate frames as in any other adaptation of the game. My only remark is the not-too-much-worked white ghosts which are practically the same as in the Atari ST. And as always the absence of cartoonish-like sprites for the GB character. But it is a design error not a technical one.