Gunbird
Gunbird is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed and published by Psikyo in 1994. Players choose from a cast of eccentric characters, each with unique abilities, to battle through stages filled with enemy aircraft and massive bosses.
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Story
and characters Gunbird uses manga -styled character as the player's chosen craft. A story plays out in between levels and before boss fights, telling a tale of how the protagonists are trying to collect pieces of a magic mirror to make a wish. Ash (アッシュ): A 28-year-old German man with a jet pack on his back, who in some of the scenes between battles is discovered to be an inventor, and when two players choose Marion and Ash as cooperative partners, he takes an unhealthy interest in her. Voiced by Ryōtarō Okiayu .
Marion (マリオン): A 13-year-old witch from England who flies on a broomstick. She is accompanied by her talking pet rabbit, Pom-Pom, and frequently abuses the poor creature verbally and physically. Marion is fun-loving and thrill-seeking but also selfish, and has a mean streak (which Pom-Pom is often witness to). Voiced by Chiharu Tanaka.
Valnus (バルナス): A big robot created in Russia six months ago that has some of the best firepower in the game. Secretly wishes to be human. Voiced by Kazuya Tatekabe . Yuan Nang (ヤンニャン): A strong-willed and courageous woman whose character design is highly influenced by that of Sun Wukong from the Chinese classical story Journey to the West , including a cloud-somersault parody, Ruyi Jingu Bang , and the size-changing headband that was used by the monk Tang Sanzang .
Voiced by Naoko Matsui . Tetsu (鉄): A strong, white-haired old man of 60 years. He is homosexual in a rather uncloseted manner and rides in a man-powered helicopter. Voiced by Sakunosuke Maya.
The Trump (トランプ): A group of sky pirates consist of Ace (voiced by Jōji Yanami ), Claud (voiced by Kazuya Tatekabe), and their female leader Rouge (voiced by Noriko Ohara ). They are not playable and serve as the players' rivals in the story.
Gameplay Systems
When a player collides with the body of an enemy unit, the player loses a shot power level, and a power up flies around the screen and disappears as soon as it reaches the edge. If a player is at the lowest level of shot, the player loses a bomb instead. There are seven stages in each of the game's two loops. The first three stages are randomly chosen from possible four.
In the second loop enemies fire denser bullet patterns moving at faster speeds. Stage 2-1 takes place at the only stage not available on the first loop, instead of the 1-1 counterpart. The remaining two stages are chosen at random, but does not include the replaced stage. After completing first loop with only one player, the player can choose one of two choices for a wish with a magic potion, with unique endings for each choice.
If the first loop is completed with two players, a combination-specific ending is played. Each game (on default settings) begins with three lives, and an extra life is earned at 400,000 (or 600,000). The cutscenes between the battles with two players fighting cooperatively are frequently packed with hilarious dialogue and situations. This is often a recurring theme with Psikyo games, the Gunbird games being no exception.
There are no cutscenes when playing second loop stages. The Korean arcade version contains English dialog but some sound samples are missing during play.
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About Gunbird
Gunbird is a classic video game released for the Arcade on January 1, 1994. Developed by Psikyo and published by Psikyo, this title has become a beloved entry in the retro gaming library.
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