Here's a 2D platformer-shooter for the Master System that you don't hear much about. A shame, really, because this game is pretty darn good.
In a science lab in the middle of nowhere, Dr. Knavik does his research on ESP. The twin sisters, Lucia and Cecile, work as his assistants. One day a section of the lab blew up.
"Wow! What was that? Hope Cecile and Dr. Knavik are OK."
"The monsters that we keep for experiments escaped and took Cecile with them!"
"Oh no! Poor Cecile!"
"Wear this ESP Booster. It'll help you."
"Hang in there, sis. I'll save you."
Round 1: Prairie
Left and Right let you move around, while Button 1 lets you shoot projectiles at enemies. Holding down 2 and using the Control Pad lets you switch between powers that you'll learn through the game.
If you move in one direction long enough, you'll break into a run.
B icons give you points, while the plus icon will give you the shield ability. Collecting multiple icons for the same ability powers it up. Hearts in bubbles refill your health, with a small one giving you some health while the big one refills it entirely. The yellow energy ball in a bubble will refill your ESP meter, which you'll need for your other abilities.
The circle icon increases the power of your default weapon. When you have three beams, it is as powerful as it can be.
The enemies here are pretty simple, for the most part.
To beat the flower mini-boss, get right up net to it and duck down, then keep shooting until it dies.
The waterfall will push you forward, so let it carry you so you can defeat some enemies.
The "infinite" symbol gives you the ability to return to the beginning of a world will all enemies respawned in case you want to get more power-ups.
The boss here is some sort of chimera-like beasts. Get close to the center of the screen and keep firing away and keep shooting. Once you're there, keep shooting. You'll take down a bunch of fireballs and even take some damage, but the boss will fall before you do. When you beat the boss, you'll be able to get a new power-up - a bullet with the power of water - before going to the next round.
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