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Last Battalion

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Last Battalion/Override
Developer(s)Sting Entertainment
Publisher(s)Data East (PCE)
Sting Entertainment (X68000)
Platform(s)PC Engine, X68000
Release1991
Genre(s)Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Override is a Data East vertical-scrolling shooter game released for the PC Engine in 1991. Later that year, Sting Entertainment, the creator of the original Data East game, developed and self-published a version for the X68000 released as Last Battalion.

It is the first recorded game developed by Sting Entertainment and the X68000 version is now available as a free "one stage only" demo download on Sting's website. On September 4, 2007, G-Mode published the Override version of the game for the Wii Virtual Console which (like its 1991 release) was reserved exclusively for the Japanese market.

Gameplay

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The player can increase the power of their primary weapon by collecting “P” items. The player's ship also has a charge feature, where if the fire button is not touched for a few seconds, the ship will charge up a powerful shot that can destroy many of the enemies on-screen. The player can also acquire secondary weapons by collecting a gem. The gem changes colors, and depending on which color it is when collected, the player will get a different weapon. Players can power up their secondary weapon by collecting another gem of the same color.

Reception

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On release, the game was scored a 30 out of 40 by a panel of four reviewers at Famicom Tsūshin.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "30 Point Plus - オーバーライド". Shūkan Famicom Tsūshin. No.362. Pg.32. 24 November 1995.
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