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4.7 / 5

8 votes

Platform
TurboGrafx-CD
Genres
Shooter
Developers
Kaneko
Release date
April 24, 1992

Summary

Star Parodier is a tongue‑in‑cheek vertical shooter that riffs on the serious tone of its Star Soldier roots. Instead of laser‑blasting grim alien fleets, you’ll see enemies surrender with white flags while you pilot one of three whimsical ships: the Paro Ceaser from the original series, a giant airborne Bomberman, or a walking‑talking PC Engine console that fires HuCards and CD‑ROMs. The game keeps the classic power‑up and boss‑rush formula, but adds 2‑ and 5‑minute high‑score time‑attack modes for quick bragging rights. Critics loved the charm, handing it scores in the high‑80s to low‑90s across magazines like Eurogamer, Famitsu and IGN, and it even sold just under 3,000 copies in its first Japanese month. Later it resurfaced on the Wii Virtual Console and the PC Engine Mini, letting a new generation enjoy its cute, flag‑waving mayhem.

Edited by Maya Carter

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Multiplayer

Game modes
Single