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Argus (Japan)

NES / Famicom
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Reviewed in
1986
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✪ Reviewed on August 25, 2024
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Argus is a Japanese vertical shoot on Famicom with its futuristic ship facing space squadrons. The version keeps the snappy rhythm and classic enemy patterns of the genre in an 8 bit shoot formula. Pleasant for 8 bit vertical shoot fans, in line with Japanese shmup production average.

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Category
Shooter 1 player 7+
Description
Vertical shoot 'em up in which a flying fortress sweeps ground and air foes with bullets and bombs. Published by Jaleco, released in 1986 in Japan. Power-up tokens and a varied mechanical bestiary. Japan-only Famicom cartridge.

Argus review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Short"
Technical info
💾0,02 MB 📅28/11/1986
Published by Jaleco

Argus (NES) price, value & rarity

Notable
Q1 loose
 $8 Q6 complete
 $24 Q10 new
 $78 !
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