Mazinger Z (video game)
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is a Super Famicom
video game that was released in 1993 for an exclusively Japan
ese audience.
army has destroyed Tokyo
, and now only Kouji Kabuto, and the giant robot Mazinger Z
, can stop them from taking over the entire world. Animated cutscene
s between levels tell the story of the game. The Mazinger Z comes with a full armory of anti-robot weaponry, from super-powered karate
moves to missiles, Breast Fire, and its signature Rocket Punch. Special moves deplete a regenerating energy
meter, while Rocket Punches can be performed at any time. However, Mazinger will be unable to punch until its arm
s return. Each level contains several varieties of enemies, all of them from the show and unique to each level, that must be defeated to progress. Some enemy robots will fire projectile
s from a distance while others will rush in attempt to grapple the Mazinger. Sometimes, more than one enemy must be fought at once.
At the end of each level is a fight with a stronger boss
robot with more dangerous attacks. The player is given six continues to complete the entire game before having to start over again.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
video game that was released in 1993 for an exclusively Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese audience.
Summary
Dr. Hell's robotRobot
A robot is a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that can perform tasks automatically or with guidance, typically by remote control. In practice a robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by computer and electronic programming. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or...
army has destroyed Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, and now only Kouji Kabuto, and the giant robot Mazinger Z
Mazinger Z
, known briefly as Tranzor Z in United States, is a Super Robot manga and anime series created by Go Nagai. The first manga version was serialized in Shueisha Weekly Shōnen Jump from October 1972 to August 1973, and it later continued in Kodansha TV Magazine from October 1973 to September 1974. In...
, can stop them from taking over the entire world. Animated cutscene
Cutscene
A cutscene is a sequence in a video game over which the player has no or only limited control, breaking up the gameplay and used to advance the plot, strengthen the main character's development, introduces enemy characters, and provide background information, atmosphere, dialogue, and clues...
s between levels tell the story of the game. The Mazinger Z comes with a full armory of anti-robot weaponry, from super-powered karate
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
moves to missiles, Breast Fire, and its signature Rocket Punch. Special moves deplete a regenerating energy
Energy
In physics, energy is an indirectly observed quantity. It is often understood as the ability a physical system has to do work on other physical systems...
meter, while Rocket Punches can be performed at any time. However, Mazinger will be unable to punch until its arm
Arm
In human anatomy, the arm is the part of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow joints. In other animals, the term arm can also be used for analogous structures, such as one of the paired forelimbs of a four-legged animal or the arms of cephalopods...
s return. Each level contains several varieties of enemies, all of them from the show and unique to each level, that must be defeated to progress. Some enemy robots will fire projectile
Projectile
A projectile is any object projected into space by the exertion of a force. Although a thrown baseball is technically a projectile too, the term more commonly refers to a weapon....
s from a distance while others will rush in attempt to grapple the Mazinger. Sometimes, more than one enemy must be fought at once.
At the end of each level is a fight with a stronger boss
Boss (video games)
A boss is an enemy-based challenge which is found in video games. A fight with a boss character is commonly referred to as a boss battle or boss fight...
robot with more dangerous attacks. The player is given six continues to complete the entire game before having to start over again.