Publisher: Palcom Software
Released: 1992
Parodius is a horizontally-scrolling shooter that was only released in Europe and Japan.
+ Bells add a nice risk-reward element, as carefully changing them into different coloured power-ups requires dexterity.
+ Ability to morph into a giant ship and plough through enemies without taking damage is terrific and evens the playing field.
+ Includes multi-directional scrolling areas to spice things up, and the exclusive Carnival level has some fun ideas.
- There's a distracting amount of slowdown and sprite flicker that often obscures your vision of incoming bullets.
- Roulette item is a pain, as activating it can lead to powering down and slowly having to regain your abilities.
- While the bosses have great character art, they typically feature dull attack patterns and drawn-out battles.
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