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IGDB / 42098

Shockman

1991 Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Platform Shooter
It's been two years since Arnold and Sonya were made into Shockmen. A message from the professor to return to their bodies has them head to his laboratory, but they are ambushed by a mysterious enemy along the way. After narrowly defeating the enemy, they catch a TV news flash announcing the Ryo Empire invasion. They find that the professor has been abducted and set out to rescue him. Shockman is a side-view action Show full summary

It's been two years since Arnold and Sonya were made into Shockmen. A message from the professor to return to their bodies has them head to his laboratory, but they are ambushed by a mysterious enemy along the way. After narrowly defeating the enemy, they catch a TV news flash announcing the Ryo Empire invasion. They find that the professor has been abducted and set out to rescue him. Shockman is a side-view action shooter that has eight stages, including Action Stages, where you jump and use special techniques, and side-scrolling Shooting Stages. This game expands on the well-paced story from the previous version and contains cooperative elements like shared life and a powerful Team Shockbeam that can be used during two-player simultaneous play.

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayCombat-focused Game modeMultiplayer

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Everything about Shockman: story and gameplay

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Story & context

Shockman takes about two years after the original Kaizou Choujin Shubibinman. Arnold (Tasuke in the Japanese version) is no longer a student and works as a cook in a local restaurant. Sonya (Kyapiko in Japanese version) remains a student. Since the fall of the Dark Skull, Doc has constantly suspected that another invasion was coming sending Arnold and Sonya on searches for the new invaders although never finding anything. However, one day, after Doc is kidnapped, Arnold and Sonya find out that an alien empire led by Ryo is planning to take over the world. Also, two other villains have appeared with similar powers to Arnold and Sonya. They are dark Shubibinman named Jeeta and Mue. Arnold and Sonya must now rescue Doc, stop Ryo from taking over the world, and avoid being killed by Jeeta and Mue.

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Shockman: 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
Winds Co Ltd
Publisher
Masaya, NCS Corporation, Hudson Soft, Konami, Extreme Co.,Ltd, Konami Digital Entertainment
Franchise
Standalone
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action, Science fiction
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • PlayStation 3 Feb 16, 2011
  • Wii Apr 30, 2007
  • TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine Apr 27, 1991
  • TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine 1992
  • Wii May 04, 2007
  • PlayStation Portable Feb 16, 2011
  • Wii Jul 27, 2007
  • Wii U Sep 21, 2017
  • Wii Apr 17, 2007
  • Wii U Aug 27, 2014
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Jul 18, 2017

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