The Super Spy
The Super Spy | ||
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Composer(s) Masahiko Hataya | | |
Platform(s) | ||
Release | 8 October 1990
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action role-playing | ||
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Arcade system | Neo Geo MVS |
The Super Spy
Plot
The plot revolves around a
Gameplay
Movement in the game is done by mainly strafing and only moving forwards or backwards in corridors. Additional moves include ducking, sidestepping and blocking. The player can only progress after all enemies in sight are cleared. Occasionally, the player can move forward into rooms to save hostages or ambush a boss or other enemies. Saving hostages will grant the player healing items, chances to repair or upgrade his weaponry, or random moments of exposition. Eliminating enemies grants the player experience points used to raise a level, granting more power in attacks.[7][8]
Much of the close combat system resembles
Enemies consist mainly of palette-swapped ski-masked men, ninjas and gunmen who get stronger as the player progresses through the levels. There are occasional sub-bosses including engineers, scientists and strongmen. To finish the game, both bosses in the first mission must be eliminated and all six in the second mission.[9]
Development and release
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Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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Raze | (Neo Geo) 83%[18] |
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In Japan, Game Machine listed The Super Spy on their December 15, 1990 issue as being the fifth most-successful table arcade unit of the month, outperforming titles such as Columns and its sequel.[19] In North America, RePlay reported The Super Spy to be the seventh most-popular arcade game in January 1991.[20]
The game has been received with an overall mixed reception from critics since its initial release.[21][22]
Notes
References
- ^ "Oh! Neo Geo Vol. 14 - ザ•スーパー•スパイ". Beep! Mega Drive (in Japanese). No. 49. SoftBank Creative. October 1993. p. 142.
- ^ "Neo•Geo CD: The Arcade In A Box - The Super Spy". GamePro. No. Premiere Supplement. IDG. Spring 1996. p. 108.
- AllGame. Archived from the originalon 2014-01-01.
- Killer List of Videogames
- AllGame. Archived from the originalon 2014-01-01.
- ^ "The Super Spy for Neo Geo (1991)".
- ^ "VG: ザ・スーパー・スパイ". Beep! Mega Drive (in Japanese). No. 14. SoftBank Creative. November 1990. pp. 130–131.
- ^ The Super Spy user's manual (Neo Geo AES, US)
- ^ "The Super Spy Review".
- CBS Interactive. 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
- Nintendo Life. Nlife Media. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
- All Media Network. Archivedfrom the original on 2014-11-16. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
- ^ Rignall, Julian (November 1990). "Complete Guide to Consoles - The Complete Games Guide - Neo Geo - Super Spy". Computer and Video Games Mean Machines. No. 4. EMAP. pp. 86–88.
- ^ "Neo Geo For Real! - Previously Played... - Top Player's Golf". GamePro. No. 30. IDG. January 1992. p. 103. Archived from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
- Hobby Hi-Tech (in Spanish). No. 1. Axel Springer SE. March 1995. p. 29.
- ^ Noak, Philipp; Hellert, Stefan (August 1993). "Special - Neo Geo - The Super Spy". Mega Fun (in German). No. 11. CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. pp. 28–30. Archived from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
- ^ Yanma; Itabashi (July 1992). "Super Soft 大特集 - 今、『NEO・GEO』がおもしろい!: ザ・スーパースパイ". Micom BASIC Magazine (in Japanese). No. 121. The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation. p. 208.
- Raze. No. 12. Newsfield. p. 58.
- ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 394. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 December 1990. p. 25.
- ^ "The Player's Choice - Top Games Now in Operation, Based on Earnings-Opinion Poll of Operators: Best Software". RePlay. Vol. 16, no. 4. RePlay Publishing, Inc. January 1991. p. 4.
- ^ Drevet, Cyril; Scamps, Olivier (December 1990). "Stop Info - La Neo-Geo De S.N.K. -- Super Spy". Player One (in French). No. 4. Média Système Édition. pp. 14–16.
- ^ "Tests - Néo Géo - Super Spy". Génération 4 (in French). No. 30. Computec Media France. February 1991. p. 73.
External links
- The Super Spy at GameFAQs
- The Super Spy at Giant Bomb
- The Super Spy at Killer List of Videogames
- The Super Spy at MobyGames