Game ID: NGM-239 Players: 2 Control: 8-way joystick Buttons: 2 → Ship name (pilot) > Normal/Rapid/Charge attack, Break attack → Hell Hound (Caster) > 4 way shot/6 way shot/Deathflame, Hell burst → Windina (Leefa) > Wave/Tidal wave/3 way spread, Homing → Aryustailm (JB) > Laser/Lightning bolt/Sword, Sword field → Peplos (Asayuki) > 3 way shot/3 way fire/Holy flare, Devil breath → Dino 135 (Naomi Y.) > Shot/Rapidshot/Spreadshot, Special scatter → Dino 246 (Kaoru Y.) > Shot/Rapidshot/Chargeshot, Bomber TRIVIA Blazing Star was released in January 1998. TECHNICAL Runs on the SNK "Neo-Geo MVS" hardware. The types of shots, charge-up attacks, and split shots used are dependent on which ship the player selects. Power-ups can increase the strength of the player's guns, while also increasing the maximum power of the charged shot. Finally, Aryutalism and Peplos require a little more skill and are best suited to experienced players. The 'Windina' has a wide and powerful shot both 'Dinos' - the Pulstar hunters - are excellent in defense and pack efficient weapons. The 'Hellhound' is the perfect ship for performing high-scoring combos, for example. Players can choose to pilot one of six different ships, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. Pressing the B button during the attack will split the projectile, greatly increasing its range. The charged-shot attacks have a duration based on how long the button is held for. If the A button is held down, the ship stores energy for a charged shot, which is fired when the button is released. Button 'A' fires the normal shot, if this is tapped rapidly, however, a variation on the normal shot is used. Blazing Star is controlled via joystick and two buttons. Upon rediscovering their humanity, they turn against the machines, in a battle to save humanity. Over time, six of the assimilated fighter pilots regain their consciousness and remember their pasts.
Within days of Brawshella's appearance all humans are assimilated and now have no other purpose than to continue fighting each other. Brawshella gathers all animal life on Remuria and Mutras and bends them to its will, forcing them to attack and assimilate the human race. Soon, a fully sentient weapon called 'Brawshella' is born. This fuels the development of ever-more dangerous weapons, eventually leading to the production of fully organic weapons that combine both human and alien technology.
Blazing Star is a horizontally-scrolling shoot-em-up in which the planets of Remuria and Mutras are engaged in endless interplanetary war. published 23 years ago: Blazing Star © 1998 Yumekobo.