Storm Blade
| Developer: | Storm Blade |
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| Release date: | December 31 1996 |
Contents
Storm Blade is a shmup by Visco in December 31 1996 for Arcades. The game is commonly known as the unofficial Sonic Wings 4 by many STG fans.
Gameplay Overview
The player can fire the main shot and the bomb.
Controls
- Button A: Shot
- Button B: Bomb
Scoring
Scoring consists of destroying as many enemies as possible. After clearing a stage, the score is increased by the shoot down count, bomb stocks left, thus forming the mission bonus.
Loops
The game has 6 stages in 2 loops. There`s barely any difference of enemy firing density between both loops.
The RNG element can mix up the order of the 3 starting stages.
Rank
Rank is not completetly understood properly, but when the player reaches MAX rank, suicide bullets will come out, which can happen in 2nd loop.
Characters and planes
- Lucky and F-14D Tomcat (America):
A character that has a wide frontal shot coverage. His bomber can summon a barrage of missiles.
- Alex and MiG-29A (China):
Has narrow frontal laser shots and side laser beams. His bomber can fire a big laser blast.
- Camel and AV-8B Harrier II (England):
Fires widespread shots and homing missiles. Her bomber can summon energy balls that surround her.
- Kamikaze and Zero Fighter (Japan):
Fires a 3 way shot and has auto aimed side shots. His bomber can summon assist planes as protection method.
Items
| Power-up: Increases shot power. | |
| Bomb: Adds an extra bomb. | |
| 1UP: Awards an extend. This item only appears once in Stage 1-5. |
Trivia
- The game has a similar bullet speed formula like Video System and Psikyo.
Replay Index
| Replays from players | |||||||
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| Player | Ship | Score | Area | Link | Date | ||
| Pearl | MiG-29A | 3210220 | 2-ALL | YouTube | 2022 November 15th | ||
