Dark Arms: Beast Buster 1999[a] is an action role-playing game released by SNK for the Neo-Geo Pocket Color in 1999. It is a spin-off follow-up to the SNK arcade shooter Beast Busters. The game was later re-released as part of Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 1 in 2021.
| Dark Arms: Beast Buster 1999 | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Noise Factory |
| Publisher(s) | SNK |
| Platform(s) | Neo Geo Pocket Color |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Gameplay
editDark Arms features a girl, Meghan Loughlin, whose job is to defeat and contain an outbreak of demons and act as a mediator between this world and the next.
The player can collect the spirits of the various demons and zombies they fight in the game with a gun known as "The Catcher".
The player-character can then use captured spirits to 'feed' their weapons and evolve them into more powerful forms. For example, the Handgun evolves into the Sub Shotgun, which can evolve further into the Shotgun.
Reception
edit| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| AllGame |   [1] |
| Consoles + | 82%[2] |
| Computer and Video Games | [3] |
| GameSpot | 7/10[4] |
| IGN | 5/10[5] |
| Dreamzone | 8/10[6] |
| Pocket Gamer | D−[7] |
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Dark Arms: Beast Buster received mixed reception from critics since its release.
In 2014, HobbyConsolas's Álvaro Alonso identified Dark Arms: Beast Buster as one of the twenty best games for the Neo Geo Pocket Color.[8]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Ottoson, Joe (1999). "Dark Arms: Beast Buster 1999 - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 2014-11-15. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ "Speedy Gonzatest: Neogeo - Dark Arms". Consoles + (in French). No. 98. M.E.R.7. March 2000. p. 132.
- ^ Scott, Dean (February 2000). "Neo Geo Pocket Color Reviews: Dark Arms - Swords are for pussies". Computer and Video Games. No. 219. EMAP. p. 106.
- ^ Gertsmann, Jeff (January 28, 2000). "Dark Arms Review - Dark Arms is a neat little RPG with gothic overtones". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2021-07-03. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ Nix, Marc (February 9, 2000). "Dark Arms: Beast Busters 1999 - A kabillion interesting ideas go into an ultimately average game for the NeoGeo Pocket Color". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 2021-07-03. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ "NGP - Neo Geo Pocket Couleur: Que De Gros Titres! — Dark Arms: Beast Buster". Dreamzone (in French). No. 10. FJM Publications. March 2000. p. 119.
- ^ "Hand-To-Hand Combat - The Match of the Millennium?: NeoGeo Reviews & Previews - Dark Arms: Beast Buster 1999". Pocket Gamer. No. 1. Imagine Media. 2000. p. 62.
- ^ Alonso, Álvaro (February 2, 2014). "Reportaje: Los 20 mejores juegos de Neo Geo Pocket/NGP Color". HobbyConsolas (in Spanish). Axel Springer SE. Archived from the original on 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
