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Curse | |||||
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive | |||||
Publisher: Micronet | |||||
Developer: Micronet | |||||
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up | |||||
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Curse (カース) is a 1989 Sega Mega Drive shoot-'em-up, among the first on the systen, by Micronet released exclusively in Japan. You play as a ship that has to save an alien planet from destruction caused by a neighboring planet that had mysteriously changed from friend to enemy over the course of centuries.
Gameplay
The game plays like a standard shoot-'em-up: shoots a special attack and shoots a regular shot, with power-ups left by defeated enemies. One powerup is a subship which can either fire ahead of you, behind you, above you, or below you; use to change its direction. Two of these can be carried simultaneosuly. The have the ability to absorb enemy bullets, a common design of the ear, also seen in e.g. R-Type or Whip Rush
+ START on the title screen opens the Options menu. The option screen features stage select (final stage is locked out) as well lives and continue manipulation. There is no difficulty level option.
The game has 5 stages and is thus rather short. Stage 5 is a bit of a curiosity as it returns the player to the start after losing a life. In all other stages, play can be resumed without being brought back to the start.
Weapons
- "V" is a spreadshot
- "C" creates a circular spread on impact
- "W" can penetrate walls
All weapons and the subships have three power levels
Trivia
- Curse is one of the few Sega Mega Drive titles that doesn't run at 60FPS but rather a significantly lower frame rate. The game runs smoother on overclocked systems
- In a survey conducted by Japanese magazine Beep!Megadrive, Curse was among the 10 worst Sega Mega Drive games.
- There's a palette glitch in the first stage: a plant that rises up to the sky has non-blending colors
Production Credits
Program: Shi, Shaka, J Kitayou, Tara
Design: Jiela, Oza
Music: Shaka
Special Thanks: Kitazawa, Takano
Physical Scans
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 77 Cite error: Invalid
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tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p77" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ File:Segapro UK 02.pdf, page 21
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