Panzer Bandit is a video game developed by Fill-In-Cafe and published by Banpresto. Northwood Interactive for North American and European versions for PlayStation in 1997, and for PlayStation Network in 2011.
Gameplay[]
Game is a side scroll beat up that uses same engine used in Mad Stalker Full Metal Force, also for PlayStation. There is a total of 12 characters, including 4 story characters and 8 unlockable bosses.
Game is controlled with 2 attack buttons strong and weak and directional pad for moving left, right, crouch, and jump. Shoulder buttons can also be used to change between foreground and background and can be used to activate character special attack.
An unusual aspect of game is that if play stands still during an attack, it is considered a guard. Other features include a combo counter and a guided elemental attack which launches an enemy.
Plot[]
In world of Panzer Bandit, sources have since gone scarce with reduction in energy that is consistently used by humans. For this, an organization called Arc, led by evil Prof. Fuarado, seek to manipulate consumption of preserved energy and ultimate conquer world within possession. For course of game, 4 heroes are required to take preserved energy before Arc and ultimate, destroy whatever is left of Arc.
Reception[]
Upon release, Consoles Plus gave Panzer Bandit a highly positive review and rated it 100%. According to a retrospective by Kurt Katala of Hardcore Gaming 101, incredibly fun Panzer Bandit is a total blast to play yet also 1 of most obscures of Play Station import games.
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