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|title = Space Bomber
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|imagecaption = Start screen
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|developer = [[Psikyo]]<ref name="psikyomoby">"[https://www.mobygames.com/company/x-nautpsikyo X-Naut.Psikyo]" at Mobygames. Retrieved 2020.09.16.</ref>
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|releasedate = '''Arcade''': 1998<ref name="strikersarc">"[https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9643 Space Bomber]" at Arcade Museum. Retrieved 2022.12.10.</ref>
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'''''Space Bomber''''' is a fixed-screen [[shooting game]] developed and published in arcades in 1998 by [[Psikyo]]. The game is noted for it's comedic, irreverent tone, and it's signature capture claw mechanic, which lets you capture enemies and launch them back into other foes for big damage.
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== Gameplay Overview ==
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Space Bomber is a 2 button game and consists of 24 stages, organised into 6 worlds of 4 stages each. Stage are cleared when all enemies have been either defeated or captured.
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=== Controls ===
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* '''A Button:''' Shot
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* '''B Button:''' Activate Capture Claw
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* '''Hold A Button, then Release:''' Deploy captured enemy
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* '''Hold A Button, then Press B:''' Launch captured enemy
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=== Weapons ===
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[[File:sb_screen.png|175px|thumb|right|Player ship deploys the capture claw]]
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'''Main Shot'''
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Basic attack performed by pressing the shot button. This attack is upgraded by collecting Power-Up items, and reaches max power after 2 items have been collected.
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'''Capture Claw'''
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The capture claw is the game's central mechanic, and is used to retreive point items and to capture enemies. A maximum of 3 captured enemies can be held in stock at a given time. Captured enemies can be either deployed in front of the player, where they will block bullets and attack with preset patterns, or they can be launched up the screen, producing a large explosion when they contact with an enemy. The player is awarded with bonus points depending on how many enemies were destroyed in the explosion.
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== Items ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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| [[File:sb_pow.png|center]] || '''Power Up''' <br>Increases your shot power (max power after the 2nd item)
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| [[File:sb_bigmoney.png|center]] || '''Large Moneybag''' <br>2000 point score item
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| [[File:sb_smallmoney.png|center]] || '''Small Moneybag''' <br>500 point score item
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| [[File:sb_lightning.png|center]] || '''Hidden Striker''' <br>100,000 point score item
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|}
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== Scoring ==
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The main source of score comes from launching captured enemies into groups of enemies. The size of the point bonus awarded is 1000pts x n<sup>2</sup>, where n is the number of enemies destroyed. The bonus is capped at a maximum of 100,000pts when 10 or more enemies are destroyed.
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Enemies destroyed in this fashion also drop moneybags which award 2000pts when collected.
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Some stages also contain hidden ships from the Strikers series which can be captured for 100,000 points each. These ships are spawned by shooting certain parts of the background at specific times.
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Enemies destroyed by shots fired by deployed enemies will drop small moneybags worth 500pts each.
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== Extends ==
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One extra life is awarded at 3,000,000 points.
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== Video References ==
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[[Space Bomber/Video Index|Video index for Space Bomber]]
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== References ==
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[[Category:Psikyo]]
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[[Category:Vertical orientation]]

Revision as of 15:53, 10 December 2022

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Space Bomber
Sb title.png

Start screen

Developer: Psikyo[1]
Release date: Arcade: 1998[2]
Previous game: Pilot Kids
Next game: Strikers 1999

Space Bomber is a fixed-screen shooting game developed and published in arcades in 1998 by Psikyo. The game is noted for it's comedic, irreverent tone, and it's signature capture claw mechanic, which lets you capture enemies and launch them back into other foes for big damage.

Gameplay Overview

Space Bomber is a 2 button game and consists of 24 stages, organised into 6 worlds of 4 stages each. Stage are cleared when all enemies have been either defeated or captured.

Controls


  • A Button: Shot
  • B Button: Activate Capture Claw
  • Hold A Button, then Release: Deploy captured enemy
  • Hold A Button, then Press B: Launch captured enemy

Weapons


Player ship deploys the capture claw

Main Shot

Basic attack performed by pressing the shot button. This attack is upgraded by collecting Power-Up items, and reaches max power after 2 items have been collected.

Capture Claw

The capture claw is the game's central mechanic, and is used to retreive point items and to capture enemies. A maximum of 3 captured enemies can be held in stock at a given time. Captured enemies can be either deployed in front of the player, where they will block bullets and attack with preset patterns, or they can be launched up the screen, producing a large explosion when they contact with an enemy. The player is awarded with bonus points depending on how many enemies were destroyed in the explosion.

Items

Sb pow.png
Power Up
Increases your shot power (max power after the 2nd item)
Sb bigmoney.png
Large Moneybag
2000 point score item
Sb smallmoney.png
Small Moneybag
500 point score item
Sb lightning.png
Hidden Striker
100,000 point score item

Scoring

The main source of score comes from launching captured enemies into groups of enemies. The size of the point bonus awarded is 1000pts x n2, where n is the number of enemies destroyed. The bonus is capped at a maximum of 100,000pts when 10 or more enemies are destroyed.

Enemies destroyed in this fashion also drop moneybags which award 2000pts when collected.

Some stages also contain hidden ships from the Strikers series which can be captured for 100,000 points each. These ships are spawned by shooting certain parts of the background at specific times.

Enemies destroyed by shots fired by deployed enemies will drop small moneybags worth 500pts each.

Extends

One extra life is awarded at 3,000,000 points.

Video References

Video index for Space Bomber

References

  1. "X-Naut.Psikyo" at Mobygames. Retrieved 2020.09.16.
  2. "Space Bomber" at Arcade Museum. Retrieved 2022.12.10.