Underplayed Gems

Simple Characters 2000 Series Vol.8: Kagaru Ninja Tai Gatchaman - The Shooting (2002)

Simple Characters 2000 Series Vol.8: Kagaru Ninja Tai Gatchaman - The Shooting cover
Developer
Warashi
Publisher
Bandai
Platforms
PlayStation
Genres
Shooter

How it feels

A no-frills vertical shooter that ramps up the challenge stage by stage as you blast through enemies to power up and take down a classic anime villain.

shoot 'em uparcade-stylefast-pacedstraightforwardescalating difficultyretroaction-drivenbudget-title

About

Gatchaman: The Shooting is a vertical shoot 'em up based on the Japanese manga/anime with the same name (Known as Battle of the Planets in the US). You select any of the four characters featured in the game (Ken the Eagle, Joe the Condor, Jun the Swan and Jinpei the Swallow) and shoot your way through 4 action filled stages with increasing difficulty either running riding a vehicle or flying, to in the end defeat the evil Berg Katse. Along the way you can collect power-ups for your weapons to increase your chances of survival.

Screenshots

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