Seirei Senshi Spriggan (JP) (Shoot Em Up) (CHD) (PC Engine CD-ROM2)

1991 · shooter · The Data Archivist V0.01

VIDEO LONGPLAY : https://archive.org/details/PC-Engine-Longplay-090-Spriggan Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seirei_Senshi_Spriggan Seirei Senshi Spriggan [a] is a 1991 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed by Compile and published by Naxat Soft in Japan for the PC Engine CD-ROM² . In the game, the player assume control of Jega and Rikart piloting the Spriggan in order to protect their country from the Buraizubara empire. Seirei Senshi Spriggan was created for "Summer Carnival", an event hosted by Naxat Soft similar to Hudson Soft 's "All-Japan Caravan Festival", by staff at Compile who previously worked on the Aleste series. The game was originally intended for the Sega Mega Drive but switched instead to PC Engine due to demand from players for Compile to make a shooter game for the platform. The team came up with a fantasy-theme title to differentiate it from MUSHA . It was announced as part of the Aleste series under the working title Seirei Senshi Aleste but its name changed prior to launch. Though initially launched for the PC Engine platform, Spriggan was re-released for the Wii 's Virtual Console and later included as part of the PC Engine Mini console in its western variants, marking its first official appearance in North American and European regions. An English localization was slated to be published by Working Designs but it never released. Seirei Senshi Spriggan garnered positive reception from critics since its release on the PC Engine CD-ROM², most of which reviewed it as an import title ; praise was given to the overall presentation, rich and colorful visuals, variety of stages, weapon system, controls and gameplay. It was followed by Spriggan Mark 2: Re-Terraform Project (1992). Retrospective commentary has been positive. Gameplay Gameplay screenshot. Seirei Senshi Spriggan is a science fantasy -themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game where the player assume the role of Jega and Rikart piloting the Spriggan to protect their country from the Buraizubara empire through six increasingly difficult stages, controlling their ship over a scrolling background until a boss is reached is reached. [1] [2] Gameplay differs from previous Compile shooters, as the Spriggan can be equipped with three of four elemental orbs (fire, water, earth, and wind) dropped by defeated enemies that determines its main shot, allowing for 29 types of weapons depending on the combination of orbs. [1] [2] The elemental orbs can also be used as bombs to obliterate any enemy caught within its blast radius. [1] Without any elemental orb, the Spriggan uses a standard shot instead. [1] In addition to the elemental orbs, a flashing orb can be collected, which destroys enemies on-screen and grants a shield to protect the Spriggan from enemy hits. [1] The title uses a respawn system where players immediately starts at the location they died at. Getting hit by enemy fire or colliding against solid stage obstacles will result in losing a live, as well as a penalty of decreasing the ship's firepower to his original state and once all lives are lost, the game is over . Besides the main mode, there is also a score attack mode as well, where the player is tasked with reaching the highest score possible by destroying enemies. [1] [2] Seirei Senshi Spriggan Developer(s) Compile Publisher(s) Naxat Soft Producer(s) Masamitsu Niitani Designer(s) Kazuyuki Nakashima Programmer(s) Yuichi Toyama Artist(s) Hiroshi Ryūōin Composer(s) Einosuke Nagao Katsumi Tanaka Keiji Takeuchi Toshiaki Sakoda Platform(s) PC Engine CD-ROM² Release JP : July 19, 1991 Genre(s) Vertically scrolling shooter Mode(s) Single-player