Barunba
The Engine is hardly lacking in shooters, so to be successful, you have to stand out from the crowd. Barunba tries to add a hint of originality in its own subtle way. You control what is basically a floating…
27 May 1990
Barunba is a shooter developed by ZAP Corporation, released 27 May 1990 on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine.
What Barunba is
Barunba is a shooter game developed by ZAP Corporation and released in 1990. It was published by Namco. It is available on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Engine is hardly lacking in shooters, so to be successful, you have to stand out from the crowd. Barunba tries to add a hint of originality in its own subtle way. You control what is basically a floating globe (complete with little man inside) that has a weapons ring around it - this ring can be rotated right around the ship giving a fully controllable direction of fire, something obviously useful for those pesky critters approaching from behind. From the start, you are equipped with several different types of weapon, each of which can be temporarily boosted by collecting items that are dropped by exploding enemies. The levels are auto-scroll, moving around in all directions and contain…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
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When did Barunba come out?
Barunba was released on 27 May 1990 for TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine.
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