Kolibri is a shooting game created exclusively for the Sega 32X

Sega 32X

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, the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis add-on console. It was designed by Ed Annunziata

Ed Annunziata

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 and developed by Novotrade (now known as Appaloosa), the creators of Ecco the Dolphin

Ecco the Dolphin (series)

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. Kolibri is the word or root word for hummingbird

Hummingbird

Hummingbirds are birds that comprise the family Trochilidae. They are among the smallest of birds, most species measuring in the 7.5–13 cm range. Indeed, the smallest extant bird species is a hummingbird, the 5-cm Bee Hummingbird. They can hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings...

 in several European languages.

Storyline

Long ago, a crystal from outer space embedded itself in the earth and started creating life. Soon another similar crystal crashed to earth and started to destroy what the first crystal had created and started to sap away its strength. Before being totally destroyed the crystal gave a lone hummingbird its power. It is up to this hummingbird to save the earth.

The game's unusual storyline, along with its release on a relatively obscure platform, has been used as a subject of humour by Penny Arcade

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, which described Kolibri as "arguably the finest hummingbird based shooter on the 32X".

Gameplay

The game offers numerous power-ups for the player's kolibri. Each one follows different patterns. Some are spread shots and others will home in on an enemy. This game also features a good number of puzzles which grow increasingly difficult with each level.

Cheats

• Hackers discovered a debug menu, which allows the player to change weapons and skip levels. To access the menu, perform the following with the character facing you and the game paused:

Hold A and Press Left, Right
Hold B and Press Down, Right
Hold C and Press Down, Up

• Game is not region locked and will work on both Sega Genesis32X and Sega Megadrive32X*