Mostly solid port of the arcade original. Even though I love the 1HP brutality of Shadow Dancer MD, I was pretty happy to see a generous healthbar here. The enemy placement and AI is already starting to show the ingenuity of later games.

The Mandara boss from the arcade version is still just as horrible here, maybe worse, against him I felt all my inputs drop like rocks. Would rate a half-star higher if not for that.

Reviewed on Jan 07, 2024


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