Mobile Light Force, released as Gunbird (ガンバード, Ganbādo) in Japan, is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up released in 1994 by Japanese company Psikyo. It was followed by a sequel, Gunbird 2, in 1998.
Gunbird uses anime-styled character as the player's chosen craft. A story plays out in between levels and before boss fights, telling a tale of how the protagonists are trying to collect pieces of a magic mirror to make a wish.
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Mobile Light Force, released as Gunbird (ガンバード, Ganbādo) in Japan, is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up released in 1994 by Japanese company Psikyo. It was followed by a sequel, Gunbird 2, in 1998.
Gunbird uses anime-styled character as the player's chosen craft. A story plays out in between levels and before boss fights, telling a tale of how the protagonists are trying to collect pieces of a magic mirror to make a wish.
When player collides with the body of an enemy unit, player loses a shot power level, and the P item flies around the screen and disappears as soon as it reaches the edge. If player's fighter is at the lowest level of shot, player loses a bomb instead.
Each character in Gunbird has three attacks:
Marion and Valnus also appear as selectable characters in Gunbird 2 (though Valnus is renamed Valpiro).
There are 7 stages in each game loop (2 loops total). The first 4 stages are randomly chosen from possible 5.
At 2nd loop, enemies fire denser bullet patterns moving at...
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