Blast Wind (Shoot Em Up) (CHD,ISO) (Sega Saturn)

1997 · shooter · Arcade · The Data Archivist V0.01

VIDEO LONGPLAY : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRocdBPFBlQ OFFICIAL (Archived) : https://web.archive.org/web/19980625185204/http://www.tecnosoft.com/BW/BW.HTM Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blast_Wind Blast Wind [ a ] is a 1997 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Technosoft for the Sega Saturn . In the game, the player controls one of two artificial life forms piloting ships to fight the invading Gorn culture. The player can take an alternate path by pressing switches in each stage. Blast Wind was created by staff members who would later work on Thunder Force V . Produced by Naosuke Arai, it was originally developed as an arcade game , but the plan changed during production and was postponed until it was released as an original title on the Saturn. The soundtrack was composed by Hyakutaro Tsukumo. Working Designs planned to release the game in North America under their "Spaz" label, but cancelled the deal with Technosoft and dropped support for the Saturn following a dispute with Sega . Although it was not officially published outside Japan, an English fan translation was released in 2024. Blast Wind received average reviews, with critics praising the frenetic pace, soundtrack, and controls, while others were mixed regarding the overall presentation and path-switching mechanic. Some reviewers also criticized the game's graphics, its short length, and low difficulty. Gameplay Hayate shooting enemies with a switch to change path to the right in the Atlantis stage Blast Wind is a vertically scrolling shooter game. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The premise takes place on a post-apocalyptic Earth after a nuclear holocaust nearly decimated the entire population. A handful of people managed to escape thanks to a prophet named Noa who gathered them aboard an ark and emerged after the residual radiation dissipated to build a new civilization. However, they were attacked by an invading culture called Gorn, who survived the nuclear winter by migrating within the Earth's crust and evolving before re-emerging on the surface. Humanity unearths an ancient weapons program as a last resort to fight against Gorn. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The player can choose one of two ships: Hayate [ b ] and Reppu [ c ] (piloted by the artificial life forms Kyo and Forn respectively). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Each ship has a forward-firing shot, a homing shot, and bombs capable of damaging enemies on-screen when deployed. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] [ 7 ] The weapons can be upgraded by collecting power-up icons (P) that drop from defeated enemies, which surround the player's ship with lightning bolts that damage enemies and grant temporary invincibility. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The player earns points by shooting enemies and collecting items such as a shield orb that blocks enemy shots before disintegrating, extra lives , bombs, and bonuses. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The player can take an alternate path by pressing switches on each stage, altering its difficulty with different waves of enemies and boss patterns, as well as changing scoring opportunities. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 7 ] Blast Wind Developer(s) Technosoft Publisher(s) Technosoft Producer(s) Naosuke Arai Artist(s) Taisuke Kanasaki Composer(s) Hyakutaro Tsukumo Platform(s) Sega Saturn Release JP : January 17, 1997 Genre(s) Vertically scrolling shooter Mode(s) Single-player , multiplayer