Side Arms Hyper Dyne

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Gameplay

Side Arms Hyper Dyne (Zettai Gattai in Japan) is a 1986 arcade game. It is a scrolling shooter that, unlike most games in the genre, allows the player to shoot both left and right. It is featured on Vol. 2 of Capcom Classics Collection.

[edit] Story

The game takes place during an escalating battle between the humans and Bozon, an alien force seeks to destroy all life on Earth. Lieutenant Henry and Sergeant Sanders are deployed to earth, piloting Mobilesuits α (Alpha) and β (Beta), in an attempt to save Earth from its destruction.

[edit] Power Ups

The Mobilesuits can be augmented in various ways, ranging from speed to added fire power. The powerup system is derivative of the one utilized in the Gradius series of games by Konami. POWs are collected which will allow cycling through the selection bar to purchase different weapons. When the player is killed, only the last weapon used is lost. Unique to the game, Henry and Sanders, in their Mobilesuits, can combine into a more powerful hybrid form. This mode can be hard to control, as both players have the ability to move the ship.

The weapons are as follows:

Bit - Gradius-style options that encircle the player, replicating fire.
Shotgun - Slow-firing 5-way spread shot.
MBL (Mega Bazooka Launcher) - Powerful forward-firing shot.
3-Way - Fast-firing shot that fires forward and in the upper- and lower-diagonal directions.
Auto - Can come in two types: a forward rapid-fire shot that fires fast (represented with a Yashichi icon) or a 3-way shot that fires forward, up, and down, at a slower rate than the forward shot (represented with a star icon).