Star Parodier

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Star Parodier
Developer(s)	Hudson Soft Kaneko Inter State
Publisher(s)	Hudson Soft
Platform(s)	PC Engine CD-ROM Virtual Console
Release date	PC Engine CD-ROM: JPNApril 24, 1992 Virtual Console: JPN May 7, 2008 EU May 16, 2008
Genre(s)	Shoot 'em up
Mode(s)	Single-player

Star Parodier is a shoot 'em up developed by Hudson Soft for the PC Engine CD-ROM. It is a parody of the Star Soldier series, similar to Konami's Parodius series, and was originally only released in Japan, though it was also intended to be released in North America under the name Fantasy Star Soldier.^[1]

The game was later released outside Japan through the Wii Virtual Console in Europe, after a re-release in its home country.

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Star Parodier is a vertical scrolling shooter, much like the Star Soldier games, and features many of the same conventions, such as collecting power-ups to upgrade the player's weapons, and facing several bosses and minibosses as they progress through the game. The game also features the 2 and 5 minute high score time attack modes seen in previous games.

However, in parodying the hard sci-fi atmosphere of the Star Soldier games, Star Parodier takes a light hearted approach by featuring cute, cartoonish graphics and toning down the violence (for example, defeated enemies wave white flags in surrender).^[2] The players choose from one of three craft to play as in the game: the Paro Ceaser from Star Soldier, a giant flying Bomberman or an anthropomorphic PC Engine console that shoots HuCards and CD-ROMs at enemies.^[3]

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