#Rastan Arcade Screenshots Full Of Items

Here is the video game Rastan Released in 1990 on DOS, it's still available and playable with some tinkering. Ball Selection : If you hold down the START button while selecting a course (except the training course) you can change the appearance of the ball. This code (Taito Command) is used in many Taito games, G-Darius, Rastan Saga II, Gunlock/Ray Force etc. I wasted a weekend rental on this POS donвЂ™t make the same mistake.Information and images for the Arcade Video game: Cameltry released by Taito in 1990.

What good are such large and detailed enemies if they animate worse than string puppets?Weapon selection in the first game was limited and that has been expanded a bit here. The animation is extremely poor most enemies have one or two frames of animation and it is jarring to see in action. Any favorable impressions you might have had about the graphics fades as soon as you press right on the controller. The first game might have been a bit generic with its heavily Conan and Frazetta influenced art but it at least took you through some pretty scenery. Occasionally the backgrounds will exhibit some good art and the game is far more colorful than its predecessor but for the most part the environments are bare. The sprites have increased in size and are larger than the majority of titles from that era.

The game tries to add a strategic element to combat by introducing enemies that will parry blows (mostly bosses) and are aggressive but it mostly boils down to simply aiming where they are exposed for an easy hit. ItвЂ™s a nice gesture but I guarantee the majority of the time this occurs will be completely involuntary. Actually all weapons can block.

Rastan Arcade Screenshots Full Of Items

ThereвЂ™s nothing wrong with that if the game were filled with intelligent enemies that at least put up a fight. Every level is a more or less straight line to the exit with very little variation in terrain. Even the Master System, while a bit different, still kept everything great about the game and even introduced a few cool features such as wall jumping.YouвЂ™ll find none of that here however. Combined with the awesome boss battles, great soundtrack, and decent enemy AI the game really stood out upon its arcade release. Howard inspired world was used to great effect as you faced all manner of fantasy beast in a land that was derivative yet still enticing. Although it had the look of a meathead action game (which it is) Taito gifted the game with wide open levels full of items to find, traps, and numerous platforming challenges.

The only real excitement comes from the boss battles. Later in the game platforming challenges are introduced but they look ridiculous due to the huge sprites. TheyвЂ™ll then go through their two frame attack animation ad naseum.

When itвЂ™s this bad you wonвЂ™t care to anyway. As such between this and the cheap bosses youвЂ™ll be hard pressed to reach the end in a reasonable time frame despite the game being so short. Worst of all its easy to lose a few lives because of bad level design which wouldnвЂ™t be so bad if continues were not limited. Some of the later levels try to incorporate platforming challenges but they come across incredibly sloppy due to the large sprites. There are no health restoring items so if you make even the slightest mistake you have to live with it.

Considering it will run you some loose change and a pack of gum some will like it but why bother. Whether you are a fan of the first game or looking for another hack and slash adventure there are far better choices like Blades of Vengeance.