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(c)1992 MAKE SOFTWARE
(c)1992 PACK-IN-VIDEO
Release : 1992-3-13 (¥6800)
SuperCDRom² PVCD-2007
Shooter / Horizontal
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Hawk F-123 is the sequel to Pack-In-Video's other shooter
Power Gate released on HuCard in 1990. Once again, the player takes
control of a high-tech fighter plane. In a way similar to Power Gate,
waves of enemy planes and helicopters throw zillion of tinny grey bullets are
your plane and try to stop your progression. Our fighter plane can use three
different upgradable weapon systems: Red for Vulcan Gun, Yellow for spread-bullets and
Blue for Laser beam. On top of that, other weapons can also be collected and will
add ground or homing missiles to your plane. Tinny planes can also be picked
up along the way and be used as options. In a way very similar to
Power Gate, secondary weapons are triggered with the second action button.
You start the game with none, but they can later be obtained in the same
way other bonuses are. The list includes Super-Bombs, 8-ways exploding
bullets, rotating shields and more. Those weapons also end up floating
around when your fighter is destroyed so they can be collected again.
Stages vary from deep canyons to desolate desert
and cities at night, with of course a boss waiting at the end of each of them.
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Here we go again ! Pack-In-Video is back in the race and they
are trying to get an acceptable shooter out. Yet, Hawk F-123 is their best attempt.
They have definitively done a better job at it than before. Graphics are much nicer
than anything I have seen in Power Gate, which wasn't a huge task, and there
are a couple of nice technical achievements, like the smooth parallax scrolling present in
every stage (even if the same screen seems to be
looping over and over). They have also greatly improved the
gameplay and in-game soundtracks. All in all, Hawk F-123 is better than
its predecessor, namely Power Gate and looks more than
acceptable for a Pack-In-Video production. It is however an slow
paced and average shooter.
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