Ai Senshi Nicol

Nintendo Entertainment System · 1987 · WOR

Publisher: Konami · Developer: Konami

Ai Senshi Nicol, or "Love Warrior Nicol," tells the story of Nicol, whose sweetheart Stella is taken by a Metroid-like alien while they are on a romantic walk, told in an intro cutscene with hilarious Engrish punctuation. As a result, Nicol decides to take on the entire invading alien race to save Stella, which means he must navigate a bunch of maze-like levels, collecting powerups and hitting switches to progress. Your goal in each stage is to collect three different diamonds to power your hovercraft to the next area, and many are, naturally, guarded by bosses. Overall it plays a lot like the on-foot parts of Blaster Master, except with tighter design and controls. Each level is structured like a Zelda dungeon, flip screen scrolling and all, where you must explore every available path methodically to uncover secrets and open the next path. It's all action, though, with nary any block puzzles in sight. Much like Metroid, many power-ups have the double feature of giving you extra power or defence while also acting as a "key" to unlocking a new path, such as a gun that destroys a certain type of block, or shoes that let you jump further.

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