Eight Man (video game)
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Eight Man[a] is a side-scrolling beat 'em up arcade video game developed by Pallas and published internationally by SNK for both the Neo Geo MVS (arcade) and Neo Geo AES (home) platforms in 1991.[1] It is based on Kazumasa Hirai's 1963 manga and anime superhero of the same name, who is considered one of the earliest cyborg superhero characters from Japan.[2][3] Staying true to its concept of a crime-fighting super-robot, players take the role of 8 Man and his robo-comrade 9 Man respectively in a fight against an invading evil robot army.
| Eight Man | |
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| Developer(s) | Pallas |
| Publisher(s) | SNK |
| Director(s) | Seigo Ito |
| Producer(s) | Eikichi Kawasaki |
| Programmer(s) | Nishidon Shinchan |
| Writer(s) | Kazumasa Hirai |
| Composer(s) | Yoshihiko Kitamura Yoko Osaka Makiko |
| Series | 8 Man |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Neo Geo AES |
| Release | Arcade
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| Genre(s) | Beat 'em up |
| Mode(s) | |
| Arcade system | Neo Geo MVS |
Gameplay
Eight Man is a side-scrolling beat 'em up game where players control the cyborg superhero 8 Man (P1) and his former rival comrade 9 Man (P2), across ten stages that take place in a futuristic setting where a bio-computer system called Cyber is threatening mankind with his army of robots.[4] During gameplay, players can only move between left and right in the levels, while enemies are fought with either the A or C button (which activates the character's special attack), in addition of the B button that serves for jumping and pressing it when holding the joystick down, the characters perform a slide movement. The levels are broken into different phases and some of them involves the players chasing a vehicle, while enemies are coming out to attack. Power-ups are also scattered along the way to be collected that will enhance the player's attacks, as well as granting screen-clearing bombs that damages all enemies in sight. After reaching the end of a level, a boss must be fought in order to progress onto the next stage.
If a memory card is present, the player is allowed to save their progress and resume into the last stage the game saved at.[4]
Release
Eight Man was initially launched for arcades on June 7, 1991, and later during the same period for the Neo Geo AES in November 1991[5][6][7][8]
Reception
Reception
RePlay reported Eight Man to be the fourth most-popular arcade game at the time.[16] Eight Man received mixed to positive reception since its initial release in arcades and Neo Geo AES.[17][18]
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