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SUPER DARIUS (NEC AVENUE / TAITO)
SUPER CD-ROM 2 (JAPANESE VERSION)
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Darius is one of the most sucessful Taito´s series of all-time. Originally released on Japanese arcades, back in the 80´s, Darius games had an interesting and peculiar feature: they used three video monitors at the same time, arranged side by side, to overdimension the action and the visual of each match. The first time I´ve heard about such huge machines was in a Japanese MSX magazine, which showed some pics of the (at that time) brand new arcade Darius II... to be left
speechless!
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The games from Darius series had been released to several consoles, from the PC-ENGINE to Playstation. Darius Plus was the first game of the series released on the PC-ENGINE. It was a hybrid title, which runs on a normal PCE but demands a Super-Grafx to be fully functional. In 1990, NEC Avenue released Super Darius, exactly the very same game as Darius Plus, but with Audio-CD
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At the first sight, one can easily found out that Super Darius is quite a simple game, with graphics not impressive at all. But, if the graphics aren´t superb, the gameplay is amazing. I´m not a big fan of Darius games, but I enjoyed a lot this CD version: the rhythm is excellent, with smooth scrolling and a well-balanced difficulty (except on final stage). The musics are good, but they sound a little cheesy and outdated.
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If you´re looking for a Darius game with outstanding graphics and musics, pick up Super Darius II, which will certainly knock you out. Otherwise, if you´re simply looking for an entertaining shooter, Super Darius is recommended. |
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Marcelo Reis
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UNIVERSO PC-ENGINE |
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Graphics |
70% |
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Playability |
89% |
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Musics and Sound Effects |
75% |
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Interest |
79% |
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OVERALL |
78% |
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