Rolling thunder Is a spy action platformer. The protagonist is an agent of a secret organization to combat crime, whose partner is kidnapped, and he must save her.
The plot is typical for most action films of that time. The player is required to go through the locations and, along the way, shoot soldiers, ninjas and various mutants.
The main feature is the shelter system. The hero can hide behind the door, wait for the enemy to pass by and then, jumping out, shoot the enemy in the back.
There are only ten levels in the game, which are completed in about two hours, but Rolling Thunder now seems quite monotonous and is unlikely to be able to keep it at the screen for so long.
Dragon buster ii – continuation of the platforming game with role-playing elements. The sequel has a much nicer look and the camera is now positioned on top.
As before, the player can choose the order of passing the levels, and evil enemies await him at the locations. Now, by default, the main character is armed with a bow and arrow, which makes it possible to eliminate targets from a distance.
It is noteworthy that the fired arrow is reflected from the walls and can hit the enemy from a rebound, which allows you to perform various tactical actions with the calculation of shots, as in billiards. The mazes themselves have become a little more beautiful.
Mendel Palace – a kind of arcade puzzle. The player controls a character who runs around the room with tiles. There are emblems with stars under some squares, and the main task is to collect all of them. It is made more difficult by the opponents, the encounter with which will end the game. If you throw the tile on the enemy, then it will fly apart.
There are several locations in Mendel Palace that the player must run to unlock the final level. The passage can be facilitated thanks to the local cooperative. Finding stars with a friend is much easier.
Mendel Palace is not bad, but not very interesting game. Even from a historical point of view, there is nothing in it that would distinguish it from the background of other projects. Today she is unlikely to be able to hold attention for a long time, but if you like these simple puzzles, then you may like it.
The NES version of the game was added as a bonus in the second volume of the Namco Museum Archive Gaplus… It is notable for the fact that it was not released on the eight-bit Nintendo platform. In addition, it should be noted that in the USA this game was met under the name Galaga 3…
In general, Gaplus perfectly continues the ideas of the previous parts of the series and supplements them with new solutions. The main difference is the ability to fly not only horizontally, but also vertically. Now the player has more maneuvers to dodge, but opponents have become faster and more aggressive.
In addition, the player can now power up by knocking out a special enemy. At this moment, our ship begins to attract opponents, who are now on our side. The more you subjugate ships, the wider your attack range will be.
All of these changes fundamentally change the experience of the gameplay. This is a good example of how you can properly develop an already successful gameplay formula.
