Cosmic Soldier (MSX)
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is a role-playing video game
for the MSX
and NEC PC-8801
, and is the first game in the Cosmic Soldier series. It was released in 1985
by Kogado Studio
. The game was ported to the PC-8801 with an updated interface and graphics.
The game introduced an early dialog conversation system, where the player can recruit allies by speaking to them, choose whether to kill or spare an enemy, and engage enemies in conversation, similar to the later more famous Megami Tensei
. Battles are fought in a turn-based style. The game also displayed some nudity
on the title screen.
platform in the West. It changed the turn-based combat of its predecessor to a unique "tug of war
" style real-time combat
system, where battles are a clash of energy between the party and the enemy, with the player needing to push the energy towards the enemy to strike them, while being able to use a shield to block or a suction ability to absorb the opponent's power. The game also improves upon the conversation system of its predecessor and more closely resembles the one in Megami Tensei released around the same time.
Role-playing video game
Role-playing video games are a video game genre with origins in pen-and-paper role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, using much of the same terminology, settings and game mechanics. The player in RPGs controls one character, or several adventuring party members, fulfilling one or many quests...
for the MSX
MSX
MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s conceived by Kazuhiko Nishi, then Vice-president at Microsoft Japan and Director at ASCII Corporation...
and NEC PC-8801
NEC PC-8801
The NEC PC-8801 was an early Zilog Z80-based computer exclusively released in Japan, where it became very popular, by NEC Corporation in 1981. It was informally called the "PC-88"....
, and is the first game in the Cosmic Soldier series. It was released in 1985
1985 in video gaming
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by Kogado Studio
Kogado Studio
Kogado Studio is a Japanese video game studio which has released strategy and bishōjo games for the MSX, MSX 2, PlayStation 2 and PC, including such titles as Gadget Trial, Little Witch Parfait, and Tristia of the Deep-Blue Sea...
. The game was ported to the PC-8801 with an updated interface and graphics.
The game introduced an early dialog conversation system, where the player can recruit allies by speaking to them, choose whether to kill or spare an enemy, and engage enemies in conversation, similar to the later more famous Megami Tensei
Megami Tensei
, commonly abbreviated as , is a Japanese console role-playing game metaseries which was originally based on the novel series Digital Devil Story by Aya Nishitani and has gone to become one of the major franchises of the genre in its native country...
. Battles are fought in a turn-based style. The game also displayed some nudity
Eroge
An or Ero-ga is a Japanese video or computer game that features erotic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork. Eroge originated from galge, but unlike galge, they feature erotic/pornographic content.-History:...
on the title screen.
Cosmic Soldier: Psychic War
The 1987 sequel, Cosmic Soldier: Psychic War, was released for the MSX computer in Japan and for the MS-DOSMS-DOS
MS-DOS is an operating system for x86-based personal computers. It was the most commonly used member of the DOS family of operating systems, and was the main operating system for IBM PC compatible personal computers during the 1980s to the mid 1990s, until it was gradually superseded by operating...
platform in the West. It changed the turn-based combat of its predecessor to a unique "tug of war
Tug of war
Tug of war, also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war or rope pulling, is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a test of strength. The term may also be used as a metaphor to describe a demonstration of brute strength by two opposing groups, such as a rivalry between two...
" style real-time combat
Action role-playing game
Action role-playing games form a loosely defined sub-genre of role-playing video games that incorporate elements of action or action-adventure games, emphasizing real-time action where the player has direct control over characters, instead of turn-based or menu-based combat...
system, where battles are a clash of energy between the party and the enemy, with the player needing to push the energy towards the enemy to strike them, while being able to use a shield to block or a suction ability to absorb the opponent's power. The game also improves upon the conversation system of its predecessor and more closely resembles the one in Megami Tensei released around the same time.
External links
- Cosmic Soldier series at Hardcore Gaming 101
- GameFAQs