INTERNAL SECTION is best described as a "sound reactive" shooting game. It is set up very similar to the classic arcade game TEMPEST or more recently, the PSX game N2O. All three of these are shooters where the player controls a ship "looking down" and long tunnel or tube and the player can move around inside the cylinder, shooting enemies that it runs to while moving. I will make most of my comparisons to N20 because it is apparent that the two games have a lot of similarities.
Gameplay is much like TEMPEST, where the player controls a nondescript polygon "ship" that circles around the inside of a cylinder. In this case, the ship's position on the screen is fixed at the bottom and the rest of the playing field and enemies rotate relative pushing the d-pad left or right. Moving and shooting enemies down the barrel is simple enough, but the twist is this game is a preset selection of 12 weapons, each based on an animal from the Chinese zodiac.
Every weapon has a different animal name (i.e. rabbit, tiger, snake, ox) and thus has it's own style and firepower. 'Rat' is your typical single Rapid-fire shooter. 'Bird' involves firing multiple tracking boomerang shaped shots, while 'Snake' (one of my favorites) fires a long stream on energy that slithers around the screen and does not go away until it has destroyed an enemy. The player can switch these weapons on the fly and each time he does, the ship morphs into a different shape.
Each level ends with a boss encounter where the perspective shifts dramatically so the ship now moves in a circle on a horizontal plane employing a "circle of death" motion around each stage boss. While the multiple weapons may seem cumbersome at first, the player will grow quickly accustomed to the order and style of weapons. Each weapon has its own strengths when shooting certain types of enemies.
Each level has 4 phases A,B,C, and D. after phase D you enter 'the terminal' which just means you beat the level.
Manufacturer's description:
Full use of the motif of the 12 zodiac types of attacks, new feel more emphasis on the stage, tube-like 3D shooter. The higher the score multiplier is difficult to handle, 12 aim at a variety of high-scoring attack switched for a different situation. Also features a CD with replacement, replace your favorite music on any CD can be fun to play with BGM.
Features:
- Third person perspective.
- 3D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- SCI-FI & Futuristic themes.
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