Jesus: Kyōfu no Bio Monster

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Jesus: Dreadful Bio-Monster
Publisher(s) Enix (PC-8801)
King Records (Famicom)
Designer(s) Koji Miya (story)
Game Kyojin (program)
Koichi Sugiyama (composer)
Shintaro Majima (graphics)
Platform(s) PC-8801, Famicom, MSX
Release date JP April 1987 (PC-8801)
JP Unknown (Famicom, MSX2)
Genre(s) Adventure game
Mode(s) Single player
Media 2-megabit cartridge (FC)

Jesus: Kyōfu no Bio Monster (ジーザス：恐怖のバイオ・モンスター? lit. "Jesus: Dreadful Bio-Monster") is a video game developed by Enix and published by King Records. It was first released on the PC-88 as simply Jesus, and was later ported to the Famicom and MSX2 with the subtitle "Kyōfu no Bio Monster" appended. A sequel was released on the PC-98.

The game's name refers to a space station called Jesus, named after the Christian messiah Jesus, and the 'Bio-Monster', which is a mysterious lifeform encountered in the game.

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[edit] Story

The game takes place in 2061. Halley's Comet has been approaching Earth for quite some time, and the nations of Earth send a mission to investigate the Comet, as some form of life has been detected inside the gas of the comet.

The main character of the story, Hayao Musuo, is a Japanese soldier-in-training and the second-youngest member of the mission.

Coincidentally, his girlfriend, Eline Suleyman, is also a participant.

[edit] Gameplay

The game proceeds as a linear Adventure game in which the player chooses an action and what to perform the action on. These actions vary based on the room and situation.

Although the game implies some danger, it does not seem to be possible to lose the game.

There are three main sections of the game, although the first section is mostly an introduction to the other characters of the game.

[edit] Presentation

The game is largely presented in an Anime style, which is likely why it was published by King Records. Although most of the art is in a fairly bright, positive style in the first section of the game, that changes in the other sections with the atmosphere of the game and the music.

The game's music was composed by famous composer Koichi Sugiyama of Dragon Quest fame. The Overworld theme from Dragon Quest, another game by Enix, is present in the PC-88 version of the game.

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