Astro Flash is a Japanese vertical shooter on Master System in the same vein as genre references, with classic enemy patterns and score bonuses. The version stays Japan exclusive and technical quality is decent without reaching the console's best shmups. For informed fans.
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Category
Shooter1 player3+
Description
Sci-fi side-scrolling shoot'em up from Sega, published by Sega in 1986 in Europe. A robot that transforms into a plane across six space zones, weapon power-ups, secret items, biomechanical enemies and massive end-of-zone bosses.
TransBot review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
At the controls of a transforming ship, you alternate aerial fire and ground bombing through snappy scrolling. Switching from one form to the other adds a tactical layer to the raw joy of shooting. An early title for the machine, this shooter bets on instant action and the satisfaction of adapting your arsenal to the threat. Direct, readable and catchy.
A Sega science-fiction horizontal shooter where a transformable ship takes on enemy waves, one of the console's first titles, distributed across the European market. Its desirability rests on its age in the catalogue, a weapon-selection system original for its time, and its release in the PAL zone. Collectors seek this title for its place in the Master System's first wave of shooters.
