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Astro Fang: Super Machine
Japanese box art
Developer(s) Soft Machine [2]
Publisher(s) A-Wave [1]
Composer(s)Akira Nakakuma [3]
Platform(s) Family Computer [1]
Release
  • JP: October 26, 1990 [1]
Genre(s) Driving involving vehicular combat [1]
Mode(s) 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

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

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

  1. ^ a b c d "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  2. ^ "Developer information". SMS Power. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  3. ^ "Designer information". SMS Power. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  4. ^ "English-Japanese title translation". SuperFamicom.org. Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Release information". MobyGames. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  6. ^ "Playable vehicle information". ICCD.net. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  7. ^ "Unplayable vehicle information". ICCD.net. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  8. ^ "Advanced game overview". FC no Game Seiha Shimasho. 24 August 2008. Retrieved 2012-11-10.