Darius Twin
Darius Twin (ダライアスツイン, Daraiasu Tsuin) is a horizontally scrolling shooter for the Super NES released in 1991. It is part of the Darius series. It was re-released on the Wii Virtual Console in Japan on April 13, 2010 and in North America on December 13, 2010.
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Developer(s) | Taito |
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Platform(s) | SNES |
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Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
Though similar to the arcade Darius entries, Darius Twin has slightly different gameplay features, most notably in the player's power-ups. Players collect weapon and shield power-ups from square shaped enemies that approach from the front and behind, but once players die after collecting a certain number of power-ups, the power-ups collected stayed with the ship post-destruction. Players 1 and 2 are allowed their own separate number of lives. There are no continues.
The game contains five color-coded classes of power-up. The pink item powers up the main weapon, green powers up the side weapons, blue regenerates and/or improves the force shield, orange gives one extra Silver Hawk, and yellow destroys all enemies on-screen. At two points in the game, the player can find a red power-up with a special purpose. It switches the main weapon shot style between that seen in Darius and Darius II.
Plot
Taking place sometime after Darius II, Proco and Tiat realized just how far Belser had reached into space and hurried back to Orga in hopes of warning the populace. The time they were gone was just enough time for Belser's allies to regroup and spread beyond Darius and begin their invasion of Orga. Once again, Proco and Tiat are quick to throw themselves into battle.
There are five endings, each triggered by certain actions in-game. Four of these will never trigger unless Super Alloy Lantern is destroyed.
Reception
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References
- "Darius Twin for Super Nintendo". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
External links
- Darius Twin at Hardcore Gaming 101