Finalizer (video game)
| Finalizer | |
|---|---|
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| Developer | Konami |
| Publisher | Konami |
| Programmer | Hitoshi Akamatsu[1] |
| Platform | Arcade |
| Release | |
| Genre | Vertically scrolling shooter |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Finalizer[a] is a 1985 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Konami for arcades. It was only released in Japan in December 1985.[3] Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in August 2024.[4]
Gameplay
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Finalizer is a vertical-scrolling shooter game where the player controls a mecha who defeats enemies while flying above American airspace. It starts as a fighter jet, with players able to acquire increasingly powerful gear and weapons to power up.[5]
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Finalizer in their January 15, 1986, issue as being the fourth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[6]
Micom BASIC Magazine writer Akira Yamashita speculated that the game's idea was possibly arranged into Knightmare (1986).[7]
Notes
References
- ↑ Yarwood, Jack (May 17, 2022). "Tracking down the obscure mind behind Castlevania". Wireframe. Raspberry Pi Foundation. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ↑ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). "コナミ（コナミ工業） Konami; Konami;". アーケードTVゲームリスト 国内•海外編 (1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese) (1st ed.). Amusement News Agency. pp. 27–30. ISBN 978-4990251215.
- ↑ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 27. ISBN 978-4990251215.
- ↑ Yarwood, Jack (August 28, 2024). "Konami's 1985 Vertical Scroller 'Finalizer' Is This Week's Arcade Archives Release". Time Extension. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
- ↑ "【アケアカ】『ファイナライザー』Switch/PS4で8月29日配信。ロボット型戦闘機をパワーアップさせ攻略する縦スクロールシューティング | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 276. Amusement Press. January 15, 1986. p. 21.
- ↑ Yamashita, Akira (September 1988). "山下章のパソコン・ゲーム: ホンキでPlayホンネでReview — TARGET 5 コナミMSXゲーム". Micom BASIC Magazine (in Japanese). No. 75. The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation. pp. 278–282. (Translation by Arc Hound. Archived 2021-09-25 at the Wayback Machine).
External links
- Finalizer at the Killer List of Videogames
- Finalizer at Arcade History