Cannon Spike
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| Developer(s) | Psikyo |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom |
| Designer(s) | Yoshiki Okamoto, Tatsuya Minami, Kinu Nishimura |
| Composer(s) | Masaki Izutani, Toshiya Kobayashi, Kaori Kumakura, Kensuke Sato |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Dreamcast |
| Release date(s) | Arcade 2000 Dreamcast
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| Genre(s) | Multi-directional shooter |
| Mode(s) | Up to 2 players simultaneously |
| Media/distribution | ROM, GD-ROM |
| Arcade system | Sega NAOMI |
Cannon Spike, known as ガンスパイク (Gun Spike) in Japanese arcades, is a multi-directional shooter arcade game released in 2000 by Psikyo and later in the same year for the Dreamcast by Capcom. It uses Capcom-designed characters and runs on Sega's Naomi Hardware. Cannon Spike is similar to games like Smash TV and Capcom's Commando, although with primary focus on boss fighting. Cannon Spike is noted as one of the last games released for Dreamcast, published by Big Ben and exclusively sold at retail in Game (retailer) outlets.
"Cannon Spike" is the name of a trademark attack performed by Cammy, a character from the Street Fighter series of games and one of the protagonists of this title. Cannon Spike is Cammy's signature move where she performs an upward kick at her opponent.
[edit] Characters
The game's playable characters, which come from a range of Capcom games, include:
- Arthur, the only character from Ghosts 'n Goblins
- Baby Bonnie Hood (or Bulleta in Japan), the only from Darkstalkers (Hidden Character)Note: Baby Bonnie Hood's endings (with the exception of the ending if the other character is Megaman) is the same as her solo ending.
- Cammy from the Street Fighter series
- Charlie (or Nash in Japan) from the Street Fighter series
- Mega Man (or Rockman in Japan), the only character from the Mega Man series (Hidden Character)
- Shiba Shintaro, the only character from Three Wonders
One other character, Simone, was made specifically for the game and has not been featured in any game since. Simone shares a few similarities with another Capcom character, Linn Kurosawa, from Alien vs. Predator. Vega appears as an enemy character, named Fallen Balrog or Revenger Balrog in all regions.
In its arcade incarnation, the game is played using a joystick and three buttons; Mark (used to lock onto a targeted enemy), Shoot, and Attack (a close-range strike, usually more powerful or with greater knock-back compared to ordinary shooting.) In addition to these basic commands, each character also has a ranged special attack (unleashed by pressing Shoot and Attack simultaneously), a close-range special (Mark and Attack simultaneously), and a super special (all three buttons simultaneously). The use of the super special requires a Special Token, occasionally dropped by a defeated enemy and always dropped by a defeated ally in 2-player mode.
[edit] Reception
The game holds a 69.69% score at Gamerankings.[1]
[edit] References
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