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S.C.A.T.: Special Cybernetic Attack Squad is an old school shmup of the most aggressive order. Shadow of the Ninja ranks up there with Sunsoft's Batman and Tecmo's Ninja Gaiden II as two of the best games of this type: straight to the point fast paced side scrolling action platormers. Both titles are relentless and masterfully crafted action games. Natsume developed a number of titles for other publishers, but only published two for the NES: Shadow of the Ninja and S.C.A.T.: Special Cybernetic Attack Squad. Natsume in the days of the NES were spoken of in the same way that Sunsoft, Irem, and Tecmo were. I've yelled about the resell market for retro games for years, and things aren't getting better, but thanks to Limited Run Games, I was able to get two cult classic NES games and saved several hundred dollars in the process. I'm a strong proponent of playing things anyway you can, so track down this bit of magic from 1991 and save the world. Seeking out a cartridge on the Famicom is incredibly pricey and the only reason I have a means to play this on my NES is a multicart given to me last Christmas (Thank you Ariel). Crisis Force is easily one of Konami's greatest games and definitely qualifies as one of the best shmups you probably never played. That it hasn't seen a release on any of their classic collections is almost inexcusable. Not releasing Crisis Force outside of Japan is an absolute crime. There was a time when Konami truly rarely missed. If you can find a physical release of the soundtrack somewhere and are into video game soundtracks, you should totally seek it out. The music gets you in the perfect mood to do what you're meant to do in a shmup: dodge bullets and blow stuff up. That's saying a lot considering lots of other game soundtracks for their titles in the 80s are some of the most sought after vinyl releases in all of the young but growing soundtrack album collecting space. Otherwise, this is easily one of the best shmups we never got in the US and sits alongside Summer Carnival '92: Recca as a masterwork in terms of providing a sense of speed and overall frenetic gameplay.Д¬risis Force has one of Konami's best soundtracks. If there is a downside to the gameplay, it is probably the slowdown that occurs when too much happens on screen at once. This invincibility can be extended by continuing to collect the blue gems and can help put a major dent in any boss' health. Another interesting gameplay tweak is the ability to cycle through and power up three different shot types on the fly (this mechanic will be revisited in Konami's 1992 shmup Axelay) and after collecting a number of blue gems your ship becomes momentarily invincible. Unlike other Konami titles, Crisis Force uses a traditional power up system that works much better here than the systems of the systems of their other games, which definitely works better in this much faster environment. In the 'blowing stuff up' department, Crisis Force is exceptional. The thing about blowing stuff up is where Crisis Force absolutely shines, though. The story is pretty generic, but story in games like this doesn't matter much, but as a justification to blow stuff up it's serviceable.

This revelation gives way to them learning that they are the key to defeating these monsters and saving the world.

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This series of events leads to twins Asuka and Maya learning their truth: their archaeologist parents found them in an incubator in a ship belonging to an ancient civilization.

While some have seen life in other regions because of a number of 'Anniversary Collection' releases ported to modern platforms by the fantastic team at M2 and the obscure yet brilliant Getsu FЕ«ma Den has received a second life in the form of a sequel, a shmup masterpiece from 1991 has seemingly been lost to time.Д¬risis Force starts with seven monsters who sank the ancient continent of Atlantis awakening to attack Tokyo. The tragedy in this high reputation is that some of their coolest titles never got released outside of Japan.

Every game they released (with a few exceptions) was an absolute banger. I know Konami is an utter shell of its former self, but there was once a time where Konami made magic.