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Bravoman 
Virtual Console Reviews Turbografx 16
Written by Dave   
Saturday, 21 April 2007
Editor's rating
3.0
out of 5
 
     
Published By: Hudson
Players: 1
Genre: Action • Platformer •
Wii Points: 600
The village of Nitta has been invaded by the army of Dr. Bomb, an evil scientist who is plotting to take over the world. Facing this crisis is Bravoman, who received his powers from Alpha Man to stand up against Dr. Bomb in the name of justice. The village of Nitta consists of 22 stages—action stages that take place on the ground, and shooting stages that take place underwater. Action stages use a unique control system in which the height of your jump and the distance of your attack changes depending on how long you hold down the button. Collect the Luck Symbols that appear when you defeat enemies and give them to Lottery Man to get recovery and power-up items. Stop Dr. Bomb and bring peace to the village of Nitta and the rest of the world!

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Overall rating (weighted)
3.0
Presentation
3.0
Graphics
2.0
Sound
2.0
Gameplay
3.0
Emulation
5.0
Originally released in Japanese arcades as “Beraboh Man” in 1988, Bravoman is a Turbografx-16 port of this unique plat-former. Bravoman is a bionic superhero who must defeat the evil Dr. Bomb before he destroys the world. Bravoman in many ways seems like a sub-par plat-former, however it's unusual comedic overtones make up for it's other shortcomings.

The graphics in Bravoman are not breathtaking, but the game includes detailed backgrounds with a lot of parallax scrolling, unique character designs, and a vibrant color palette. The major issue with the visuals is that the backgrounds are often repeated throughout the game's 22 stages, and become repetitive very quickly. The sound is okay, and fits in with the game, however the music is forgettable.

Bravoman has telescopic limbs which allows him to stretch out his arms and legs to great distances to attack enemies. Bravoman also has the ability to make high jumps, and can perform a special “Bravo Jump” which allows him to make a smaller secondary jump after doing a mid-air attack. There are a number of underwater stages included in the game. These stages take on the characteristics of a side-scrolling shooter, with Bravoman transforming into a submarine, and using projectiles to destroy enemies.

There are a lot of comedy throughout this game. Most notably are the interactions you can have with your friendly sidekick, Lottery Man. He comes to Bravoman's aid with power ups, health, and other items. Lottery Man also provides lottery tickets throughout the game which are redeemable for health power ups at the end of each level. If you attack him, he becomes increasingly irate, giving annoyed comments. If you hit him too much he will stop helping you. Bravoman also has interactions with various objects throughout the game, such as a telephone booth.

Bravoman is a unique, yet obscure game that many of you have most likely never experienced. It's appeal is short lived and probably not worth your Wii points, unless you're bored and you have points to burn.
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