Aldynes
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Aldynes | |
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Developer(s) | Produce! |
Publisher(s) | Hudson Soft |
Director(s) | Shinji Imada |
Producer(s) | Masaki Kobayashi |
Designer(s) | Jun Kusaka |
Programmer(s) | Toshiyuki Suzuki |
Composer(s) | Keita Hoshi |
Platform(s) | SuperGrafx |
Release |
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Genre(s) | Horizontal-scrolling shooter |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Aldynes (オルディネス), full title Aldynes: The Misson Code for Rage Crisis, is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed by Produce and released on February 22, 1991, for the SuperGrafx only for Japan.[1] The game was made available on the PlayStation Network on February 16, 2011.
Gameplay
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There are 7 stages a player has to win in order to complete the game.[2]
Plot
[edit]In the year 2020, Earth suffers from a devastating alien invasion. A large mechanical planetoid suddenly emerges from space and attacks the cities of Earth without reason or communication. With all defenses annihilated, the United Nations corresponds with NASA to make a powerful space fighter known as the SWA-402 Ortega, but the fighter fails to end the war. One of the Ortega pilots, known only by his call sign Fox-A, is killed in action. His bereaved girlfriend Hiroko soon discovers his involvement in the Pandora Project which houses the Ortega's successor: the SDE-201 Aldynes. As the invaders attack the air force housing the nearly complete Aldynes, Hiroko hijacks one of the ships and throws herself into battle in hopes of getting revenge.
Reception
[edit]Publication | Score |
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Consoles + | 93%[3] |
Famitsu | 25/40[4] |
Gekkan PC Engine | 86/100[5] |
Génération 4 | 81%[6] |
Joystick | 90%[7] |
Marukatsu PC Engine | 27/40[8] |
Player One | 87%[9] |
Tilt | 18/20[10] |
Micro News | 5/6[11] |
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Aldynes received generally favorable reviews from critics.[2][12][13][14][15] The game received a score of 19.56 out of 30 in a 1993 readers' poll conducted by PC Engine Fan, ranking among PC Engine titles at the number 360 spot.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ Matsuyama, Benī (March 1991). "Super Soft Hot Information: PC Engine". Micom BASIC Magazine (in Japanese). No. 105. The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation . pp. 250–251.
- ^ a b McPherson, Ian (2004). "Review Archive: Aldynes". SHMUPS!. GameSpy. Archived from the original on 2004-10-10. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- ^ F. Orlans; J.B. Aerstut (July–August 1991). "Supergraphx Review: Aldynes". Consoles + (Hors-Série) (in French). No. 0. Éditions Mondiales S.A. . p. 136–137.
- ^ "新作ゲームクロスレビュー: オルディネス". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 124. ASCII Corporation. March 8, 1991. (Transcription by Famitsu.com. Archived 2015-10-30 at the Wayback Machine).
- ^ "発売直前 REVIEW: オルディネス". Gekkan PC Engine (in Japanese). Vol. 3, no. 3. Shogakukan. March 1991. p. 120.
- ^ Ladoire, Frank (April 1991). "Console: Aldynes". Génération 4 (in French). No. 32. Pressimage. p. 90.
- ^ Demoly, Jean-Marc (April 1991). "Consoles News: Aldynes". Joystick (in French). No. 15. Sipress. p. 126.
- ^ "新作ソフトお毒味チャート: オルディネス". Marukatsu PC Engine (in Japanese). Vol. 3, no. 3. Kadokawa Shoten. March 1991. p. 119.
- ^ Scamps, Olivier (April 1991). "Tests de Jeux: Aldynes". Player One (in French). No. 8. Média Système Édition . p. 43.
- ^ Hermellin, François (May 1991). "Hits: Aldynes". Tilt (in French). No. 90. Éditions Mondiales S.A. . pp. 66–68.
- ^ Allain, Sylvain (April 1991). "Tops & Softs Consoles: Aldynes". Micro News (in French). No. 46. Publications Georges Ventillard . p. 86.
- ^ "The Graveyard". GameFan. Vol. 1, no. 3. DieHard Gamers Club. January 1993. pp. 74–75.
- ^ "Nostalgia: NEC's PC Engine SuperGrafx". Intelligent Gamer. Vol. 1, no. 7. Ziff Davis. April 1996. p. 114.
- ^ "NEC Reviews! World of PC Engine". Retro Game (in French). No. 3. Japan Culture Press. April 2006. pp. 106–109.
- ^ "PCエンジンソフト完全カタログ 1991年". PC Engine Complete Guide 1987-1999. Nostalgic Game Console Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Vol. 1. Standards. June 15, 2018. p. 94. ISBN 9784866362670.
- ^ "PC Engine All Catalog '93 10月号特別付録". PC Engine Fan (in Japanese). Vol. 6, no. 10. Tokuma Shoten. October 1, 1993. p. 72.
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