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Cho Aniki (video game)
Encyclopedia
Cho Aniki is the first game in the Cho Aniki
series. It was originally released in 1992 on the PC Engine only in Japan. Years later, the game was released on the Wii's
Virtual Console
in Japan, North America, and Europe. This makes it the first time any game of this series has seen release outside Japan.
in 1998-05-21.
Cho Aniki
is a Japanese video game series originally developed by the Masaya and published by NCS Corp. The first game debuted in 1992 for the PC Engine system. The game's sequels and spin-offs later appeared on the Super Famicom, Wonderswan, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and PlayStation 2...
series. It was originally released in 1992 on the PC Engine only in Japan. Years later, the game was released on the Wii's
Wii
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Virtual Console
Virtual console
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in Japan, North America, and Europe. This makes it the first time any game of this series has seen release outside Japan.
Plot
The game's plot involves the heroes moving through various locations — space, urban environments, elaborate ruins — and fighting alien invaders. Bo Emperor Bill (Botei-biru, a pun of bodibil, a short of bodybuild in Japanese), the man who achieved ten consecutive victories in the Great Galaxy Bodybuilding contest, faces an ever decreasing supply of protein. He unilaterally invades neighboring star systems, in order to establish protein factories to replenish his supply. Feeling threatened, the heaven realm sent Idaten and Benten to vanquish Bo Emperor Bill. Thus the sweaty hot battle between the muscle brothers (aniki) and Builders Army begins.Gameplay
Option
- Samson/Adon: musclebound men clad in Speedos The two hover about the hero in a satelliteSatelliteIn the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....
-like manner, firing shots from the holes in their bald heads. The pair eventually became the series' mascots, so it's quite likely that Samson and Adon are the "brothers" mentioned in the title. - Angel
- Uminin: A hidden option
Items
- Protein: Build up item.
- Bomb: Increases bomb stock by 1. Character has 10 build levels, while option has 5 build levels.
Reception
Lucas M. Thomas of IGN rated the Wii Virtual Console game 7.5 (good) for being the weirdest and most nonsensical Import to come to the American Virtual Console so far. Scott Sharkey of 1up.com listed the PC Engine game's sequel as having one of the worst game box covers of all time.Soundtrack
Cho Aniki Aniki no subete is a soundtrack based on the video game. It was released by NEC Avenue in 1993-03-21, then by Columbia Music EntertainmentColumbia Music Entertainment
is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as . It affiliated itself with the Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom and adopted the standard UK Columbia trademarks in 1931. The company changed its name to Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. in 1946. It used the Nippon Columbia name until...
in 1998-05-21.