Act-Fancer Cybernetick Hyper Weapon (World revision 3)

Data East Corporation • 1989

Act-Fancer Cybernetick Hyper Weapon (World revision 3) — Title screen
Title screen
Act-Fancer Cybernetick Hyper Weapon (World revision 3) — Gameplay
Gameplay

Act-Fancer Cybernetick Hyper Weapon is a cooperative platform and shooter game released by Data East in 1989 for two players. As robotic protagonists, you navigate scrolling environments while battling enemies with ranged weaponry. A core mechanic of the gameplay involves collecting power-ups to transform your robot into a more formidable form, enhancing both its offensive capabilities and resilience against enemy attacks. Players utilize an eight-way joystick for movement and buttons to fire projectiles, working together to overcome obstacles and defeat adversaries across multiple levels. The game’s soundtrack, composed by Azusa Hara, Hiroaki Yoshida, and others, was later released on dedicated albums, showcasing the technical audio capabilities of its YM2203, YM3812, and OKI6295 sound chips. Act-Fancer is part of a series that began with Darwin 4078 and continued with SRD - Super Real Darwin, establishing a lineage of action-oriented titles from Data East Corporation. The game's development team included character designer Torba, graphic designers Jun Sato and Kinya Aoyama, and programmer Hisatada Ohta.

Details

Manufacturer
Data East Corporation
Year
1989
Players
2
Genre
Platform / Shooter Scrolling
Display
raster
Emulation status
imperfect
MAME ID
actfancr

Machine data derived from the MAME project.