UFO Robo Dangar

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UFO Robo Dangar
Developer(s) Nichibutsu
Publisher(s) Nichibutsu
Director(s) Shigeki Fujiwara
Designer(s) K. Nakagawa
Programmer(s) Vabi Vube
Composer(s) Kenji Yoshida
Platform(s) Arcade
ReleaseSeptember 1986
Genre(s) Scrolling shooter

UFO Robo Dangar [lower-alpha 1] is a vertically scrolling shooter arcade video game released by Nichibutsu in 1986. It is a spinoff of the Cresta Series, which includes Moon Cresta , Terra Cresta and Terra Force. The game is inspired by the anime series UFO Robo Grendizer and Danguard Ace .

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Reception

Malc of Shmups rated the game ten out of ten, calling it his favourite shoot 'em up. He praised the gameplay for "sheer playability" while stating the graphics are "quite average and functional" and the music has an "arcadey melody over a heavy techno drum beat" that sounds strange yet pleasing at the same time. [1]

Notes

  1. Japanese: UFOロボ ダンガー, Hepburn: Yūfō Robo Gangā

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References

  1. Malc (2003). "UFO Robo Dangar". Shmups. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

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