Dark Arms: Beast Buster
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Developer(s) | Noise Factory, SNK |
Publisher(s) | SNK |
Platform(s) | Neo Geo Pocket Color |
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Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
Mode(s) | Single player |
Dark Arms: Beast Buster[a] is an action role-playing game released by SNK for the Neo-Geo Pocket Color in 1999. It is a spin-off follow-up to the SNK arcade shooter Beast Busters.
Gameplay[]
Dark Arms features a girl, Meghan Loughlin, whose job is to defeat and contain an outbreak of demons and act as a mediator between this world and the next.
The player can collect the spirits of the various demons and zombies they fight in the game with a gun known as "The Catcher".
The player-character can then use captured spirits to 'feed' their weapons and evolve them into more powerful forms. For example, the Handgun evolves into the Sub Shotgun, which can evolve further into the Shotgun.
Reception[]
Publication | Score |
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Consoles + | 82%[2] |
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GameSpot | 7/10[4] |
IGN | 5/10[5] |
Dreamzone | 8/10[6] |
Pocket Gamer | D-[7] |
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Dark Arms: Beast Buster received mixed reception from critics since its release.
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ Ottoson, Joe (1999). "Dark Arms: Beast Buster 1999 - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 2014-11-15. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ "Speedy Gonzatest: Neogeo - Dark Arms". (in French). No. 98. . March 2000. p. 132.
- ^ Scott, Dean (February 2000). "Neo Geo Pocket Color Reviews: Dark Arms - Swords are for pussies". Computer and Video Games. No. 219. EMAP. p. 106.
- ^ Gertsmann, Jeff (January 28, 2000). "Dark Arms Review - Dark Arms is a neat little RPG with gothic overtones". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2021-07-03. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ Nix, Marc (February 9, 2000). "Dark Arms: Beast Busters 1999 - A kabillion interesting ideas go into an ultimately average game for the NeoGeo Pocket Color". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 2021-07-03. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ "NGP - Neo Geo Pocket Couleur: Que De Gros Titres! — Dark Arms: Beast Buster". Dreamzone (in French). No. 10. . March 2000. p. 119.
- ^ "Hand-To-Hand Combat - The Match of the Millennium?: NeoGeo Reviews & Previews - Dark Arms: Beast Buster 1999". Pocket Gamer. No. 1. Imagine Media. 2000. p. 62.
External links[]
- 1999 video games
- Action role-playing video games
- Neo Geo Pocket Color games
- Single-player video games
- SNK games
- Run and gun games
- Top-down video games
- Video game sequels
- Video game spin-offs
- Video games about demons
- Video games about zombies
- Video games developed in Japan
- Video games featuring female protagonists