Serpent (video game)
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 Japanese cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Naxat Soft[1] |
| Publisher(s) | Naxat Soft Taxan |
| Composer(s) | Atsuhiro Motoyama[2] |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy |
| Release date(s) | |
| Genre(s) | Action[1] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player Multiplayer (up to two players) |
| Distribution | Cartridge |
Serpent (かこむん蛇 Kakomunja) is a Game Boy action video game that shares a common theme with the classic Atari 2600 video game Surround. This game was released in 1990 to a North American and Japanese market.
Gameplay
In the future, there is a very popular sport called Serpent. Two fighters in serpentine robotic machines try to box each other in to win the fight. The serpents are detailed in the fact that they aren't just a line, giving a greater sense of realism to the game. Each snake has a fixed amount of lives; with losing a life being a representation of "losing the war." The "game over" message is a simple message saying "the bitter taste of defeat" with an animated picture of a snake crying and accompanied by a melancholic music in a waltz rhythm.
There are two modes with four difficulty levels; level 1 is considered to be the easiest (normal speed and enemy performance) while level 4 is the hardest (fast speed and enemies are likely to cheat death). The first mode allows players to simply compete against an opponent while the second mode brings in a series of small snakes that emerge when players take too long conquering a level.[3] Missiles can be launched when the player collects them on the field. White numbers help the player develop a longer body while black numbers make the body shorter.[4]
Missiles can either make the enemy faster (black missiles) or slower (white missiles). Winning 7 of the 13 possible matches automatically makes the player into the "champion of serpents.[3]"
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Release information for Serpent". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
- ↑ "Composer information for Serpent". Portable Music History. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Basic overview of Serpent". allgame. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
- ↑ "Advanced overview of Serpent" (in Japanese). GB no Game Seiha Shimasho. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
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