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Video Audio icon An illustration of an audio speaker. Mainly consisting of side-scrolling shoot 'em up in the vein of Gradius, the Cho Aniki series is best known for its homoerotic overtones, wacky humor and vivid, surreal imagery.
Most of the games have never seen release outside Japan, but the series title loosely translates to English as "Super Big Brothers. Depending on which specific title one looks at, highlights include in-game music, innovative control schemes or sheer kitsch value. In Japan, these games are examples of baka-ge, a type of kuso-ge. Baka-ge's appeal lies in its campness. Indisputably, the game's aesthetic sense - semi-nude muscular men in suggestive homoerotic poses - is a unique one, certainly a quality that has given the series a cult popularity among Western gamers.
Cho Aniki: Kyuukyoku Muteki Ginga Saikyou Otoko is a 2d shooter which plays like a sequel to the first game, as you once again take control of either Idaten or Benten the heroes of the original game with the semi-nude bodybuilders Adon and Samsom returning to their role of option characters that hover around the player.
The game plays almost exactly like the original TurboCD games, except the graphics have been completely revamped to make full use of digitized photographs. Manufacturer's description: Appeared in PS "big brother" super unique horizontal scrolling shooter that Adon and Samson and Idaten hero and his cousin, familiar characters "rich" will be appeared in live-action character. In order to defeat the strongest man invincible ultimate galaxy shake terrorizing the galaxy, let's move on the stage with the help of Samson and Adon of manipulating the Idaten cousin.
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In case you weren't aware, the series is known for its bizarre muscular slant, featuring a consistent wave of bald-headed beefcakes in thongs to assault one's sight. For variety's sake, you'll also see these bodybuilders combined with something else, the most common being machinery. Don't be surprised to see something like a locomotive with a face and bulging arms in these games.
This fourth release in the series has those elements, but along comes a graphical upgrade Replacing the colorful imagery of prior games are digital sprites of actual actors and "realistic" background settings. This is as creepy as it sounds, giving Cho Aniki: Long Subtitle such a unique and horrifying look. The development team wanted to hit the ground running with the facelift too, gracing unfortunate gamers with one of the most unforgettable images in video game history: While nothing ever becomes as eye-gouging as the above picture, Cho Aniki: Long Subtitle still has a bunch of crazy things that'll make you question the development team's sanity.
Muscle men ride literal red rockets in a manly stadium with gladiators, muscle men with seagull wings fly through the skies at a manly beach, and, by the end of the game, supposedly naked muscle men shoot laser beams out their penis.
The boss battles are just as silly, pitting you against a huge frog-snail that transforms into a cow with a tied man on top, a killer bowl of squid soup that sprays bullets, and a giant spaceship modeled after, you guessed it, a bodybuilder. I think after playing this and PuLiRuLa so close to each other, I fear the random dreams I'll be experiencing for the next few months. Now if you're thinking Cho Aniki: Long Subtitle could potentially be a guilty pleasure that can be enjoyed every now and then, the disappointing play mechanics get in the way of that pursuit.
At first it'll feel a bit difficult, clearly because you're playing for the first time and learning where enemies pop out, but also due to hard-to-spot bullets that blend with the backdrops. However, after just one serious playthrough, you'll understand how the game functions, how predictable enemy formations are, and learn to position your two muscle helpers to act as shields.
Shockingly, Cho Aniki: Long Subtitle quickly turns into a dull shoot'em up, and not even the insane cluster of craziness saves the game. Damaging things further is the obvious ambition of the title. Totaling in at 14 friggin' stages , this is quite possibly the longest shoot'em up I've played, lasting well over one hour to make it to the finale. That's overkill for even a fantastic shooter, so imagine how dreadful it's like for one with issues.
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