CHŌ ZETSURIN JIN BERABŌ MAN
( Bravoman )
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超絶倫人ベラボーマン
©1988 1990 Namco Ltd.
Release : 1990-07-13 (¥6800)
HuCard (4 Mbits) NC90005
Action / Platform game
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Released in America as
BRAVOMAN
( TGX040047 )
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Chō Zetsu Rinjin Berabō Man is a platform/action game by
Namco, conversion of their own game released in 1988.
Dr Bomb, a mad scientist with evil purple hair shaped like a nuclear
mushroom cloud, plans for world domination and Berabō Man
must stop this evil scheme from becoming a reality.
The player takes control of a weird and hilarious super-hero whose
main power lay in his incredible ability to stretch his limbs
and attack by either extending his arms, legs and neck.
And the longer the player holds down the attack button, the farther
the attack goes (this also applies to jumps).
Enemies drop red icons when killed which need to be collected
in order to call Lottery Man, our hero's friend,
who gives away special bonuses encloses in floating bubbles -
Extra Energy, Energy Bolts, Extra Life,
Invincibility and so forth. Berabō Man has
another supernatural power - he can turn into a sort of
robot-fish and some stages feature his incredible
aquatic abilities.
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The original arcade game was released by Namco in 1988 (picture on the left).
The PC Engine conversion tested here is fairly close to
the original game. Controls are different, the arcade game has three
different power levels (low, medium, high)
for attacks and jumps. The PC Engine version uses a system
where the button needs to be hold down to increase the range of
the attack. Stage layout are also slightly different - for instance
the wooden house from the third stage was omitted and the arcade game
features more enemies such as a black and evil Berabō Man who
affronts our hero from the beginning of the game.
As a side note, Berabō Man did a cameo appearance in Namco × Capcom
released for Sony's Playstation 2 in 2005.
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Teaser text from the American version:
Dr. Bomb is a mad scientist with an attitude. He just activated his
End the World Weapon and only you, BRAVOMAN, can find hil lab
and save us all! About a zillian of his deadly creatures are out to
stop you. Spring your killer kicks, mega wallops and head butts
agains the scissor-tentacled Twin Squarain. Defeat Zartan's attacks
from the sky! Then face the nuclear-haired madman himself! Will
it be defeat for Dr.Bomb or doomsdays for us? Tick... tick... tick...
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Chō Zetsu Rinjin Berabō Man is such an odd game...
The main character is quite big on screen and ends up
being really hard to control. The scrolling (despite being a technical
achievement) is a
pain at times and suffers from a sort of "delay" that
can be incredibly frustrating and fatal.
The stretching attack technique is a nice feature and,
even if awkward at first, becomes easy to use after a while.
The game is also hilarious in places, like when you start
beating up your robot friend and seeing him complain...
But the praise stops here.
Graphics are average and the game is incredibly
repetitive, the same few backgrounds are used throughout
the game. But, worst of all, Berabō Man is way too
difficult. Controls are clunky and the game gets you to
start a stage all over again if you lose a life, even
during boss fights !
All in all, Chō Zetsu Rinjin Berabō Man is average and
tedious. It can be however hilarious and entertaining,
especially the American version with its weird and funny
translation errors...
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