Pleiads
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[edit] Description
Pleiads was loosely based on an earlier game called Phoenix which was produced by Amstar in 1980. Pleiads was a video game produced by Tehkan (now Tecmo) and Centuri.
This video game is a multi-stage space shoot-em-up in which enemy ships fly at you in waves in a similar fashion to games like Galaxians and Phoenix. Ships emerge from a mothership at the top of the screen and swoop downwards in a series of patterns which players must anticipate as they shoot the ships and avoid being obliterated by the Martian onslaught. There are four stages in the game. In the first stage the Earth space ship must defend the space station from Martian invaders who have the ability to transform from flying invaders, to walking invaders who build walls across the Earth city; these barriers must be destroyed. At the end of stage one the Earth space ship flys to the top of the screen to prepare to meet stage two. In the second stage the player encounters eight space monsters who must be hit directly on centre to be destroyed before moving onto stage three. In this stage invaders emerge form a space ship at the at the top of the screen and swoop down on the player in sweeping attacks. In the final wave the player has to negotiate parked spaceships to dock on a landing pad as the screen scrolls downwards. Extra points can be gained in this stage by collecting flags as you negotiate the landing corridor.
[edit] Trivia
The name of this game comes from a mythical greek god and the cabinet artwork on the game spells it 'Pleiades' a mistake which possibly reflects the fact that there are different spellings of it in the Greek myth.
[edit] Legacy
Tecmo Hit Parade for the PlayStation 2 includes seven classic arcade games from the publisher's past - including Star Force, Bomb Jack, Solomon's Key, Tecmo Cup, Pinball Action, Senjyo and Pleiads.
[edit] Console Information
| Developer | Tekhan |
| Publisher | Centuri |
| Main CPU | 8085A (@2.75Mhz) |
| Sound Chip | TMS 36XX (@0.247 Khz) |
| Video res | 208 by 248 pixels |
| Screen Refresh | 60,000 Hz |
| Palette Colour | 256 |
| Genre | Shooter |
| Modes | up to 2 players |
| Platform | Arcade |
| Input | Left, right, fire, warp |
| Arcade cabinet | Upright, cocktail |
| Arcade display | Vertical orientation, Raster |
