Bangai-O in its Dreamcast Western release, or Bakuretsu Muteki Bangaioh (爆裂無敵 バンガイオー ,Bakuretsu Muteki Bangaiō, Explosive, Invincible Bangaioh) in the Nintendo 64 and Dreamcast Japanese versions, is a multi-directional shooter video game developed by Treasure. It was first released on the Nintendo 64 only in Japan with a limited 10,000 unit production run. It was converted to the Dreamcast a few months later, and this version was eventually relea...
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Bangai-O in its Dreamcast Western release, or Bakuretsu Muteki Bangaioh (爆裂無敵 バンガイオー ,Bakuretsu Muteki Bangaiō, Explosive, Invincible Bangaioh) in the Nintendo 64 and Dreamcast Japanese versions, is a multi-directional shooter video game developed by Treasure. It was first released on the Nintendo 64 only in Japan with a limited 10,000 unit production run. It was converted to the Dreamcast a few months later, and this version was eventually released worldwide; The latter version is much more widely available, and thus better known.
In 2008, a sequel, Bangai-O Spirits was released for Nintendo DS.
The game has a simple storyline conveyed through intermission screens and dialogue interruptions, with character portraits and captions, triggered by approaching objects in normal play. Two young mecha pilots, Riki and his sister Mami share command of the powerful humanoid-shaped Bangai-O and battle villains from the "Cosmo Gang", guilty of fruit contraband, and lots of gun turrets, bombs and...
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