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青いブリンク
©1990 Hudson Soft
©1990 NHK/NHK E.P.
©1990 Kamakura S.S.
©1990 Tezuka Pro.
Release: 1990-4-27 (¥6200)
HuCard (3 Mbits) HC90030
Platform / Action
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Aoi Blink is a side scrolling platform game
based on a famous Japanese animation by Tezuka
Osamu. The player takes control of a young boy named Kakeru whose
journey takes him through five long stages, each one of
the made up of numerous sub-levels.
Our hero is not alone in his quest and other characters
help him throughout the game and greatly vary in
function of the visited area.
They include the cute princess Kirara, a sailor
and two gangsters (who can be all seen on the game's cover art).
A red key is hidden in each area and must be found to
open the door leading to the boss. However, each location is vast and other keys
need to be found to access all the sub-sections from every stage .
The game's level structure is far from linear and features countless
secret shortcuts and hidden passageways. Power-ups can also be collected
from defeated enemies and the list includes Bombs, Speed-ups, Health
and Blue Keys (used to open chests) -
hidden special pots are also scattered throughout the game
and contain secret items.
Once the red key is found, Kakeru's blue pony Blink comes
to the rescue and helps him to defeat the evil
guardians standing at the end of each area.
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Aoi Blink was a Japanese animated series aired in 1989 and directed by Tezuka
Osamu - who is more popular (at least in the west) for creating series such as
Tetsuwan Atomu
(aka Astro Boy), Jungle Tatei or Hinotori (aka Phoenix). The original
tale tells the story of a kid named Kakeru and his meeting with a mystical
blue pony called Blink (Aoi means blue in Japanese) who agrees to help
him forever. But shortly after this, Kakeru's father (a story writer)
is kidnapped and Kakeru decides to look for him with the help of his new friend Blink.
They later meet Princess Kirara, a Sailor and two thieves (characters who
appear in the game).
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Aio Blink is a great game! It is a bit too easy but the size of
the game compensates for this by giving the player vast areas
to explore (only five areas but each one consists of many sub stages). You won't
finish this one in the 'blink' of an eye... ok -cough- back to the review. Sadly, once
you know the location of all the keys, you will also probably know what path to take and
consequently what
stages to skip. So re-playability is limited and this is sort of a shame... But Aio Blink
has great graphics, a really good soundtrack and a brilliant gameplay. So do
not miss this title if you are looking for a fun action game to play on your PC
Engine system.
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