Cyber-Core
Cyber-core is a vertically scrolling shooter in which the player fights insects. The basic idea is traditional: shooting everything before they can shoot/touch the player: after three hits the chitin armor…
Cyber-Core is a shooter developed by AlfaSystem Co., Ltd., released 9 March 1991 on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine and Sharp X68000.
What Cyber-Core is
Cyber-Core is a shooter game developed by AlfaSystem Co., Ltd. and released in 1991. It was published by Information Global Service. It is available on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine and Sharp X68000.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Cyber-core is a vertically scrolling shooter in which the player fights insects. The basic idea is traditional: shooting everything before they can shoot/touch the player: after three hits the chitin armor breaks and a life is lost. Besides flying enemies which are disposed of with the standard gun, the player also has to deal with enemies on the ground which need to be hit with one of the unlimited bomb. The player has the choice between four insect forms which are changed by collecting the associated extra symbols. Collecting more of the same symbol upgrades the insect, but this also rises the difficulty level. Other extras include smart bombs, extra lives, armor refreshments or a…
How it plays
Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Cyber-Core launched on 9 March 1991, within three weeks of The Simpsons Arcade Game and Fortified Zone.
Released around the same time: The Simpsons Arcade Game, Fortified Zone.
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