Super Magnetic Neo
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Super Magnetic Neo is a 3D platform game for the Dreamcast console. It was developed by Genki and published by Crave Entertainment in North America.
The main character of the game, NiuNiu/Neo, has the ability to generate a magnetic field
which emanates from his head. Along with running and jumping similar to other 3D platformers such as Crash Bandicoot
, using the North or South fields can attract (ie stick to) or repel (eg bounce off) various objects to maneuver through levels.
The story of the game revolves around the enemy, Pinki, stealing Pao Pao Park from the Professor, who in turn sends out his invention, a robot named Neo, to stop the Pinki gang.
The game spans 4 worlds: Jungle World, Ancient World, Cowboy World, and Future World. Each world has 4 levels and a boss level, thus the game consists of 20 levels (or 100 levels if the 5 difficulty settings are taken into account). These are joined by a very original hub level, in which Neo can attract to magnetic handles moving along rails to travel between different worlds, and his home.
There is a bonus item hidden in each level, using the Dreamcast's VMU
to signal to the player when they are nearby; finding this item will give Neo a piece of furniture in his house on the hub level, as do other bonuses and secrets in the game.
The main character of the game, NiuNiu/Neo, has the ability to generate a magnetic field
Magnetic field
A magnetic field is a mathematical description of the magnetic influence of electric currents and magnetic materials. The magnetic field at any given point is specified by both a direction and a magnitude ; as such it is a vector field.Technically, a magnetic field is a pseudo vector;...
which emanates from his head. Along with running and jumping similar to other 3D platformers such as Crash Bandicoot
Crash Bandicoot series
Crash Bandicoot is a series of platform video games published by Activision after first being developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Initially created by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin, the series was developed for its first four years by the video game company Naughty...
, using the North or South fields can attract (ie stick to) or repel (eg bounce off) various objects to maneuver through levels.
The story of the game revolves around the enemy, Pinki, stealing Pao Pao Park from the Professor, who in turn sends out his invention, a robot named Neo, to stop the Pinki gang.
The game spans 4 worlds: Jungle World, Ancient World, Cowboy World, and Future World. Each world has 4 levels and a boss level, thus the game consists of 20 levels (or 100 levels if the 5 difficulty settings are taken into account). These are joined by a very original hub level, in which Neo can attract to magnetic handles moving along rails to travel between different worlds, and his home.
There is a bonus item hidden in each level, using the Dreamcast's VMU
VMU
The VMU, or Visual Memory Unit is a memory card peripheral for the Dreamcast. Its official name was changed by Sega for each of the three key regions:-* Japan = Visual Memory System * North America = Visual Memory Unit...
to signal to the player when they are nearby; finding this item will give Neo a piece of furniture in his house on the hub level, as do other bonuses and secrets in the game.