is a Super Famicom

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

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 action-adventure video game about the Wild West

American Old West

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 in the year 1880. This game was released exclusively in Japan due to the declining interest in the Super NES during this time in North America and Europe.

Story

Two meteor

METEOR

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s fell on Earth on a small island near the west coast of North America

North America

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. In the middle of the island there is a small town

Town

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 governed by a sheriff

Sheriff

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. Strange things started to happen like monster

Mob (computer gaming)

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s suddenly attacking people while leaving behind a message that said demiseed. One of the aliens introduces himself as Zero, the Space Sheriff, and explains that an intergalactic criminal named Demi has escaped from justice and is hiding somewhere on the island, being the cause of all the troubles lately.

Gameplay

Zero possesses the player's body; allowing him to do tasks that are only possible as a part of a human being. Buying and upgrading weapon

Weapon

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s is essential to defeating the monsters once and for all. While featuring traditional dungeon-crawling components and many enemies to dispose of in real-time combat, weapons include pistol

Pistol

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s, shotgun

Shotgun

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, machine gun

Machine gun

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, and even a flamethrower

Flamethrower

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 (all with infinite ammo). There are also special attacks than can be done with all the weapon types. This game uses a system of lives similar to Super Mario Bros.

Super Mario Bros.

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. Should a player die, he will be resurrected at the spot with full health restored. However, the player loses a life with an immediate game over

Game over

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occurring if the player loses his last life. Extra lives are awarded at dungeon completion or in treasure chests.