Side Arms Hyper Dyne (or simply Side Arms (サイドアーム)) is a 1986 arcade game created by Capcom. The game is a side-scrolling shooter that unlike most games in the genre, allows the player to shoot both left and right, an idea Capcom had previously experimented with 1985's Section Z. The game is the second in the "Jet Pack hero" series of shooters, the first being the aforementioned Section Z and the last being Forgotten Worlds. The game was licensed...
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Side Arms Hyper Dyne (or simply Side Arms (サイドアーム)) is a 1986 arcade game created by Capcom. The game is a side-scrolling shooter that unlike most games in the genre, allows the player to shoot both left and right, an idea Capcom had previously experimented with 1985's Section Z. The game is the second in the "Jet Pack hero" series of shooters, the first being the aforementioned Section Z and the last being Forgotten Worlds. The game was licensed to Romstar for manufacture and distribution within the United States.
The game takes place during an escalating battle between the humans and Bozon, an alien force seeks to destroy all life on Earth. Lieutenant Henry and Sergeant Sanders are deployed to earth, piloting Mobilesuits α (Alpha) and β (Beta), in an attempt to save Earth from its destruction.
The Mobilesuits can be augmented in various ways ranging from speed to added fire power.
Side Arms utilises a power-up system similar to that of the later Thunder Force series. The player...
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