Panorama Cotton for MD

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Panorama Cotton

3D Gunstar Heroes

Genre: shooter - corridor

Publisher: Sunsoft

Year: 1994

System: MD

Gameplay Score: 3

Gameplay Notes:

Tough as nails. Enemies swarm from stage two onward and you don't regain health between stages for some reason. B has auto fire but it's slow so mashing or holding briefly and then taking a brief pause gives you a faster fire rate. C fires a magic spell. I think it helps but it's hard to tell. Thankfully enemies die from a single hit, unlike many other games in this genre. A toggles between three speeds. No slowdown despite crazy stuff happening. The way the camera moves makes shooting a bit annoying and distracting. This is my main complaint.

Level Design Score: 4

Level Design Notes:

Amazing variety for a rail shooter. The environment switches between wide open spaces to underground caves to space tunnels and back again. I love seeing the next biome on display. Some stages feature a lot of environmental hazards, including some which animate.

Theme Score: 4

Theme Notes:

Cotton is your standard witch with a sexy fairy friend game. It's cute and over-the-top in its craziness.

Art Style Score: 5

Art Style Notes:

Incredible. Looks like a 3D Gunstar Heroes. Amazing use of color and sprite work.

Audio Score: 3

Audio Notes:

The music isn't bad - it fits the theme - but the sounds are so annoying. If I don't hear Cotton scream ever again it'll be too soon.

Overall Score: 70

Review ID: 6058