Apatros Action 52 Masochist: Chapter 48 - Beeps & Blips

The last of the three best space shooters on the infamous original NES multicart of "Action 52", this is an isometric [of sorts] top-down space shooter where you play a space cube starfighter that has to take down other shapes [some looking like an 8-bit knockoff of the Decepticons logo from Transformers] across eight levels.

Each level has different enemies with different attributes - some try to keep away from you, some try to kamikaze you, some are fast, some are slow, you get the picture. You need to constantly adjust your tactics if you are to survive this... but even then you're gonna need the Game Genie hacking cheat code for infinite energy if you really want to stand a chance.

There are also 1UPs that add extra hit points to your ship, and these are represented by studs that appear on each side of your ship's hull - you can only carry a maximum of four [since you're a cube and all...] but if you lose one, simply wait for the next 1UP to appear then grab it while you can - unlike other games on this multicart, these 1UPs only last on screen for a couple seconds.

While technically not exactly a good game [playing this without cheats can be a headache; plus the final level is unfinished and lacks an exit code, meaning if you reach it & defeat the enemies there you're essentially stuck there for good unless you reset your NES console or emulator], it is still one of the best space shooters on the NES "Action 52".

My Grade: C [Average]

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