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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: 1990-04-27 (¥6200)
HuCard (3 Mbits) HC90030
Platform / Action
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Aoi Blink is a side scrolling platform game
based on a popular Japanese animated series originally created by Tezuka
Osamu. The player takes control of a young boy named Kakeru,
and his journey takes him through five long stages, each one
made up of numerous sub-levels.
However, the boy is not alone in his quest, and other playable characters
will help him throughout the game. They greatly vary in
function of the visited areas and
include the cute princess Kirara, a sailor
and two gangsters (who can be all seen on the game's cover art).
The goal of the game is to retrieve red keys cleverly hidden
somewhere in each area. Once Kakeru finds this
particular item, he can then unlock the door that leads to
the area's boss. Although these large and ferocious foes
typically provide a serious challenge, the magical blue pony
Blink won't hesitate to jump into battle and help
his best friend defeat these powerful adversaries.
Many of the levels are vast and other keys
are often hidden along the way, allowing the player to access
all the zones and sub-sections within the game. Additionally
the level structure is far from linear and features countless
secret shortcuts and hidden passageways. Power-ups can also be collected
from defeated enemies and range from Bombs, Speed-ups, Health
and Blue Keys (used to open chests) -
hidden special pots are also scattered throughout the game
and contain secret items.
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Aoi Blink was a Japanese animated series originally aired in 1989, and directed by Tezuka
Osamu - who is better known (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 young kid named Kakeru and his meeting with a mystical
blue pony called Blink (Aoi means 'blue' in Japanese). After saving him,
an unlikely friendship begins between the two and
the mysterious pony agrees to help Kakeru forever. But shortly after this,
Kakeru's father (a story writer)
is kidnaped and the young boy decides to look for him with the help of his new friend Blink.
They later meet Princess Kirara, a Sailor called Tanba and two thieves (Nitch and
Satch).
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Aio Blink is a great game! It is a bit too easy but the fairly large size of
the game compensates for this, and gives the player vast areas
to explore (only five areas but each one consists of many sub stages). Believe me, you won't
complete that game in the 'blink' of an eye... *cough* bad pun... back to the review. Sadly, once
you know the location of the keys, you will also probably know what path to take and
consequently which stages to skip.
So re-playability is limited and this is sort of a shame... But Aio Blink
features 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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