Abadox
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| Abadox: The Deadly Inner War | |
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| Developer(s) | Natsume Co., Ltd |
| Publisher(s) | Natsume/Milton Bradley |
| Platform(s) | NES |
| Release date | December 15, 1989 (Japan) March, 1990 (USA) |
| Genre(s) | Shoot 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Media | 2-megabit cartridge |
| Input methods | NES controller |
Abadox is a video game for the NES, subtitled The Deadly Inner War. In it, the player (as "Second Lieutenant Nazal") battles an alien organism named Parasitis that engulfed and digested the entire planet "Abadox", and assumed its shape. He must fly into the alien's body in an attempt to rescue the swallowed Princess Maria.
The gameplay can be considered somewhat similar to R-Type as much emphasis is placed on memorization and avoiding not only enemies but also the equally hazardous environments. This is also true for the vertically scrolling levels.
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[edit] Gameplay
The gameplay largely follows the conventions of side-scrolling shooters of the time. The player shoots enemies, takes one hit to get killed and acquires power-ups, such as more powerful weapons and speed power-ups. The speed power-ups are especially important, since Nazal moves very slowly without them. This can create problems if the player dies - since the speed is reset, on some levels it can be near impossible to adequately dodge enemies and projectiles before power-ups are regained. The slightly larger-than-average sprite contributes to this and the overall difficulty of the game.
The game alternates between vertical and horizontal scrolling levels. The vertically scrolling levels have an unusual twist; instead of scrolling up on the screen, the levels play out in a downward manner with the player character facing down.
[edit] Stages
There are six stages, each divided into two parts:
- Stage 1 - Surface/Mouth
- Stage 2 - Throat/Esophagus
- Stage 3 - Forest of blue nerves/Inner sanctum
- Stage 4 - Stomach/Final digestive chamber
- Stage 5 - Intestine/Nerve center
- Stage 6 - Tube of death/Core
- Stage 7 - Escape
The "organic" theme of the environments in the game is similar to that of Life Force released three years prior - in both games, the player navigates through a gigantic, malevolent space alien.
[edit] Other Information
Also known as AbadoX (with the last letter capitalized).
[edit] References
- Abadox - The Deadly Inner War: Instruction Manual.
- Abadox at MobyGames
- Abadox Review at MechaMetropolis.
