Verytex

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Verytex

Publisher: Asmik

Sound driver: Terpsichorean (Hitoshi Sakimoto)

Genre: Shooting^[1]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1991-04-05^[1]	¥6,800 (7,004)6,800e^[2]	T-20043

Verytex (ヴェリテックス) is a 1991 shoot-'em-up game by Asmik for the Sega Mega Drive released exclusively in Japan.

Story

Humans have developed the ability to colonize other planets and have started doing so with great success as no extraterrestrial life has been found. The most prosperous planet colony had been set on the planet Syracuse. One day, however, a distress signal is received from the planet claiming that the flagship of their army, the Aphrodite, initiated a violent rebellion against the people for no apparent reason. The player is dispatched from headquarters in the middle of outer space to Syracuse in the Verytex space fighter craft to stop the battle and discover its true cause.

Gameplay

Bomb

The game is a vertically scrolling shoot-'em-up where players take control of the titular space fighter in order protect civilization by defeating the rebellious military force of planet Syracuse. The Verytex moves with the D-Pad. It has three different movement speeds, selected with . Changing the speed also fires a short blast from the back of the ship that can destroy nearby enemies. The ship fires its main weapon with , which can be held for rapid-fire. There are three different weapons, which can be changed by collecting power-ups. Collecting the power-up for the currently equipped weapon upgrades the weapon, up to two times. The Verytex is also armed with a limited supply of bombs, which are detonated with . Bombs radiate an explosion out from the ship that destroys enemies and projectiles.

The Verytex is destroyed if it is hit by an enemy or object. There is a shield item that protects it from two hits. The player loses a life when the Verytex is destroyed, and it respawns at the last checkpoint with the base weapon and three bombs. Once all lives are lost, the game is over, but there is a continue option on the title screen. There is no way to earn extra lives.

Weapons

	ノーマルショット (Normal Shot)
	Shoots a stream of bullets forwards. The first upgrade expands it to a three-way spreadshot, and the second upgrade adds two additional diagonal streams behind the ship.
	ビームレーザー (Red Laser)
	Shoots a narrow but powerful laser. The first upgrade adds a second beam in parallel, and the second upgrade combines them into a single large beam.
	ブーメランレーザー (Boomerang Laser)
	Shoots boomerang-shaped projectiles that cover the screen. The upgrades increase the amount of projectiles fired.

Items

	I-キャリー (Item Carrier)
	Destroy to release an item.
	ノーマルショット (Normal Shot)
	Equips the Normal Shot or upgrades it if already equipped (up to 2 times).
	ビームレーザー (Red Laser)
	Equips the Red Laser or upgrades it if already equipped (up to 2 times).
	ブーメランレーザー (Boomerang Laser)
	Equips the Boomerang Laser or upgrades it if already equipped (up to 2 times).
	ホーミングミサイル (Homing Missile)
	Augments the Verytex's main weapon with homing missiles, which are released in a burst of 7 at a time.
	ボム (Bomb)
	Arms the Verytex with 3 more bombs, up to a maximum of 6.
	シールド (Shield)
	Surrounds the Verytex in a protective barrier that can absorb 2 hits.