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IGDB / 39878

Bells & Whistles

1991 Arcade Shooter
Detana!! TwinBee is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game following the same conventions established in the original TwinBee, where players assume the role of Light and Pastel taking control of TwinBee and WinBee across seven levels to defeat invading forces of the evil alien Iva and save planet Meru. It was later re-released on PlayStation and Saturn as part of Detana TwinBee Yahho! Deluxe Pack, PlayStation Port Show full summary

Detana!! TwinBee is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game following the same conventions established in the original TwinBee, where players assume the role of Light and Pastel taking control of TwinBee and WinBee across seven levels to defeat invading forces of the evil alien Iva and save planet Meru. It was later re-released on PlayStation and Saturn as part of Detana TwinBee Yahho! Deluxe Pack, PlayStation Portable as part of TwinBee Portable, and Xbox 360 and PC through Game Room service.

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayCombat-focused Game modeCo-op Game modeMultiplayer

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Story & context

Set several years after the events of the original TwinBee, TwinBee and WinBee are relaxing at their island when they receive an SOS signal from the distant planet of Meru. The signal contains a message sent by Queen Melora, who pleads for the salvation of her planet from the invading forces of the evil alien Iva. TwinBee and his friends decides to set off to outer space to defeat the forces of Iva and save Planet Meru.

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Bells & Whistles: release, platforms, and facts

Studio, play style, releases, and official sources — compactly prepared from external IGDB data.

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
M2, Konami
Publisher
Konami
Franchise
TwinBee
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Action, Fantasy
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Arcade Feb 1991
  • Arcade Mar 1991
  • PlayStation Portable Jan 25, 2007
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Dec 08, 2010
  • Xbox 360 Dec 08, 2010
  • PlayStation Sep 29, 1995
  • Sega Saturn Sep 29, 1995

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