Space Manbow

Space Manbow
Space Manbow
Developer(s)	Konami
Publisher(s)	Konami
Producer(s)	Hiromi Sumida; Naoki Satō
Programmer(s)	Ritsushi Sagisaka; Toshiya Adachi
Artist(s)	Hiroshi Makitani; Tetsurou Eguchi; Tomiharu Kinoshita
Composer(s)	Michiru Yamane; Tsuyoshi Sekito; Yuji Takenouchi
Platform(s)	MSX2/MSX2+, Mobile phone
Release	MSX2/MSX2+ JP: December 21, 1989; Mobile phone JP: September 1, 2006;
Genre(s)	Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player

Space Manbow^[a] is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed and published by Konami for the MSX2 and MSX2+ home computers in 1989. It was later re-released for mobile phones on September 1, 2006; for the Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console service on November 24, 2009;^[1] on February 19, 2014 for the Wii U; and on July 28, 2015 for the Windows Store (Project EGG). It has never been released outside Japan.

Gameplay

In the game, the player pilots a starship shaped like a mambo fish.^[2] There are only two weapon types available throughout the game, which can be powered up through standard pickups. The weapons gradually lose power unless the player makes additional pickups, but the ship is helped by two stationary "options" similar to those found in the Gradius series. The "options" are able to shift so that they alternatively fire in three directions: forward, backward, and towards the top/bottom of the screen.

Development and release

Reception

Notes

^ Japanese: スペースマンボウ, Hepburn: Supēsu Manbō

References

^ Space Manbow Virtual console details
^ Kurt Kalata. "Konami Shoot Em Ups: MSX Shooters". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved November 25, 2011.

External links

Space Manbow at GameFAQs
Space Manbow at MobyGames

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[1] Japanese: スペースマンボウ, Hepburn: Supēsu Manbō

[Nintendolife-2] Space Manbow Virtual console details

[HG101-3] Kurt Kalata. "Konami Shoot Em Ups: MSX Shooters". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved November 25, 2011.

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