Download © 1990 NEC Avenue, Limited.
Download is an horizontal shooter. The game takes place in 2099 in the city of Kabukicho (Japan). The story begins when the cyber-diver and special agent Syd gets awaken by a special message from his friend Deva. She explains that something bad is going on with the case they are both investigating. Case which already took the life of their cyber-diver friend Ohala. She is now held prisonier by the Kabukicho police and Syd decides to ride his flying bike and to rush to her rescue. Interestingly, Download offers a complex and unusual gameplay - Syd can "jack-in" and various stages actually happen inside a computer network. Two upgradable main weapons are available - a Beam Vulcan (which can fire in five directions when fully loaded) and a Laser Cannon. Secondary weapons can also be equipped, from the Chaser homing missiles or the Crusher. The game is vast and a password system is available to save the game's progress.
Game ID: NAPH1007
Released on June 22, 1990 in Japan for 6800 Yen.
Reviews:
[FR] Player One (Sept. 1990): 84/100
Download staff
Program: FZ0993R, Nan Chan, Ton Nos
Graphic Design: Tombo Gokuraku, Taku Shimizu, Kintaroh Mikawa, Yasunori Takahara
Scenario: Ken Ohmori
Director: Cookie Ohta
Character Design: Masaomi Kanzaki
Novels: Wataru Nakajima
Music: Yasumiko Hukuda
Sound Engineer: Hatomugu
Technical Adviser: Ciao, Hyper Joker, I Love Uyu Very Much
Thanks: Sofix, Rim
Produce: Toshio Tabeta
Executive Producer: Makoto Sakio
Game's ROM.
Game's description by Laurent Kermel; http://www.videogameden.com