Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force
| Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force | |
|---|---|
 Front cover of the Sharp X68000 version | |
| Developer(s) | Fill-in-Cafe (Sharp X68000, Fujitsu FM Towns) Kogado Studio (PC-Engine CD-ROM²) |
| Publisher(s) | Family Soft NEC Interchannel (PC-Engine CD-ROM²) |
| Distributor(s) | Family Soft |
| Designer(s) | Masatoshi Imaizumi Masaki Ukyo |
| Composer(s) | Keishi Yonao |
| Platform(s) | X68000, FM Towns, PC-Engine CD-ROM² |
| Release date(s) | Sharp X68000
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| Genre(s) | Beat 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Distribution | Floppy disk, CD-ROM |
Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force (マッドストーカー フルメタルフォース) is a Japanese beat 'em up video game originally produced by Fill-in-Cafe and published and distributed by FamilySoft for the Sharp X68000. The music was composed by Keishi Yonao.
Gameplay
The genre it uses is beat 'em up, but like Kung-Fu Master by Irem, it is played in a single plane field, but only scrolling toward the right. The game's controls uses a configuration of an eight-directional joystick and two attack buttons. The player uses the joystick to jump, crouch and move the character towards or away from the enemies. There are two buttons of differing strength and speed (Light and Heavy). The player can perform a variety of basic moves in any position, including grabbing/throwing attacks, while the player can perform special moves by inputting a combination of directional and button-based commands.
Legacy
In July 1994, Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force was ported to the Fujitsu FM Towns, featuring a Compact Disc Digital Audio version of the FM chiptune background music of the Sharp X68000 version. On September 15, 1994, it was reprogrammed by Kogado Studio and published by NEC Interchannel for the PC-Engine CD-ROM², with exclusive animated cut-scenes, some additional characters and Compact Disc Digital Audio. On July 3, 1997, a completely different version under the same title was developed by Fill-in-Cafe and published and distributed by Family Soft exclusively in Japan. This version was later ported to the PlayStation Network on January 12, 2011.
On September 24, 1994, Keishi Yonao composed an album titled Mad Stalker 2142, on which most of the songs are completely different from the soundtracks of the Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force video games; however, some songs were later used in the PlayStation version. It was published by Polydor Records exclusively in Japan. On December 18, 2006, D4 Enterprise's Project EGG service released the Sharp X68000 version's soundtrack exclusively on there website for download in MP3 format.
According to former Treasure designer Tetsuhiko "Han" Kikuchi, Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force and Capcom's Alien VS. Predator arcade game were the main inspirations for Guardian Heroes ' design.[1]
References
- ↑ November 2012 issue of Nintendo Power magazine.