Hyper Iria
Hyper Iria[lower-alpha 1] is a 1995 Japanese video game for the Super Famicom. It is an action game based on Iria: Zeiram the Animation.
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Developer(s) | TamTam |
Publisher(s) | Banpresto |
Director(s) | Atsushi Kanao Masaru Yoshida |
Producer(s) | Yūta Kadohara |
Programmer(s) | Kei Satomi |
Artist(s) | Ken Aoki Masato Hirai Norio Takeuchi |
Writer(s) | Keita Amemiya |
Composer(s) | Kiyotaka Satou Nobuhiro Makino Shintarou Hirakawa |
Series | Zeiram |
Platform(s) | Super Famicom |
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Genre(s) | Action |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
Stages are divided between action stages and shooting stages.[1]
There are five stages in total and stages can be chosen in any order.[2]
Iria can choose many weapons in the game, including a bazooka.[2]
Some levels are objective based
Clearing stages means earning money which can be used to power up your weapons.[2]
Plot
The game is set in a futuristic science-fiction setting and stars a bounty hunter named Iria who takes various jobs and goes on adventures.[2]
Development
The game was developed by TamTam based on the 1994 original video animation Iria: Zeiram the Animation.[3]
Release
Hyper Iria was released on October 13, 1995 for the Super Famicom, and was published by Banpresto.[4] The game was released exclusively in Japan.[3] In 2016, a fan translation of the game into English was released.[5]
Reception
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Upon release, four reviewers for Famitsu gave it a score of 21 out of 40.[4]
French gaming magazine Consoles + gave the game a score of 84/100.[1]
In a retrospective review, Nintendo Life gave the game a score of 7/10.[6]
References
- "Super Famicom Review: Hyper Iria". Consoles Plus. April 1996. p. 140.
- "The New Game". Marushō Super Famicom. November 1995. p. 83.
- Stuart., Brett (2016). Super famicon : the box art collection. McFerran, Damien., Alan Rennie Photography. United Kingdom. ISBN 9780993012969. OCLC 954598597.
- "ハイパーイリア [スーパーファミコン]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- "Super Famicom Beat 'Em Up Hyper Iria Now Playable In English - Siliconera". Siliconera. 2016-06-23. Archived from the original on 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- Life, Nintendo (2016-06-27). "Review: Hyper Iria (SNES)". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2018-11-20.