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Nintendo has just revealed the identity of the fourth 3D Classic game. It will be Konami's TwinBee, a shoot' em up released in 1986. It has still not been confirmed for any region other than Japan. 3DS Buzz said:Following in the footsteps of Excitebike, Xevious and Urban Champion, comes the fourth 3D reboot for the eShop – Konami’s TwinBee.
We in the west have so far had the chance to download two of the six 3D classics that Nintendo have promised, and following the recent Japanese release of Urban Champion, we now know the identity of the fourth auto-stereoscopic remake. Konami’s 1986 shoot-’em-up TwinBee, is set to be released in Japan next week.
 TwinBee has, in fact, got many similarities with the recently released 3D Classic, Xevious. Also originally designed as a coin-operated arcade shooter, the original saw up to two players take control of a two cartoon spacecraft, TwinBee and WinBee. However, whereas the original featured co-operative multiplayer, the 3D Classics version has been confirmed to be one player only. Shame.
The aim of the game is, as with most scrolling shooters, to survive. However, rather than a shot always resulting in instant death, a rather clever (for 1986 at least) loss-of-arms system is implemented. If a bullet hits the side of your ship, it will knock one of the ship’s arms off – if you lose both arms, you can’t throw bombs anymore, but are still alive, and just have to wait for a flying ambulance.
It hasn’t been confirmed for a western release yet, but I’d be incredibly surprised if it doesn’t make it over here, even if it may take some time. It’s set to cost ¥600 over in the land of the rising sun, which would put it at £5.40, €6, or $5.99 over here.
So, are you going to download TwinBee in 3D? And what would you like the remaining two 3D classics to be? Source: 3DS Buzz URL to share this content (right click and copy link) |
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Posted: 08/03/11, 15:31:04 |
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