VGEsoterica
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I love when a company decided to just slam together two genre's and see what happens. When Namco released the original Point Blank they had a massive hit on their hands. I still play it at least a few times a year on my CRT. But what was Namco not great at? Making 2D shmups. Sure they had them but they never reached the level of pretty much every other company around them. Not saying Namco didn't make GOOD shmups, just saying they never really hit.
So what did Namco do? They took the Point Blank formula (frantic, fast paced mini games that requires precise aiming and quick decision making) and married to to a shmup. Out popped Tenkomori Shooting.
It's a shmup, but it doesn't have stages. It has the same level select screen as Point Blank but they took out the light gun and gave you an arcade stick and buttons. It has all the fast paced action you'd expect of Point Blank but the entire gameplay genre has been switched. Oh and monkeys...lots of monkeys.
But seriously it's a really rare and obscure game but damn is it not one of the most fun arcade games I've ever played from Namco. Def a 10/10 recommend in my book. Maybe an 11/10 because....ya know...monkeys!
Curious if anyone else has ever played or if people have other recommendations for genre mash up games? Because I am all ears
So what did Namco do? They took the Point Blank formula (frantic, fast paced mini games that requires precise aiming and quick decision making) and married to to a shmup. Out popped Tenkomori Shooting.
It's a shmup, but it doesn't have stages. It has the same level select screen as Point Blank but they took out the light gun and gave you an arcade stick and buttons. It has all the fast paced action you'd expect of Point Blank but the entire gameplay genre has been switched. Oh and monkeys...lots of monkeys.
But seriously it's a really rare and obscure game but damn is it not one of the most fun arcade games I've ever played from Namco. Def a 10/10 recommend in my book. Maybe an 11/10 because....ya know...monkeys!
Curious if anyone else has ever played or if people have other recommendations for genre mash up games? Because I am all ears