Pollux is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game

Arcade game

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. It was developed by Dooyong

Dooyong

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 and published by Atlus

Atlus

is a Japanese computer and video game developer, publisher, and distributor based in Tokyo, Japan, best known for developing the console role-playing game franchise Megami Tensei. The first Megami Tensei was a Nintendo Entertainment System video game published by Namco based on a trilogy of...

, released only in Asian arcades in 1991.

Story

As a part of mankind’s future space development project, an enormous, automated space station

Space station

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 called Pollux is developed. Pollux is equipped with an artificial brain

Artificial intelligence

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 that acquires so much intelligence that it makes its own personality, gender and exceeds the minds of its creators. However, Pollux starts to dwell on the thought of evil

Evil

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so much that it starts attacking those it was supposed to service. The player assumes control of a space fighter pilot assigned to destroy Pollux before it takes any more lives.

Items

P - Power-Up

A - Auto Fire

S - Speed Up

B - Fire Bomb

U - 1Up

Missile - Homing Missile

Twin Blocks - Power Laser: This fired a barrage of straight-forward twin laser shots.

Cross - Cross Space Laser: This would fire Wave shots in three directions: to the ship’s left and right as well as two straight forward shots.

Arrow - Backwards Beam: A beam weapon capable of firing behind the ship.

External links

• Pollux at arcade-history.com