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Detana!! TwinBee (JP) (released internationally as Bells & Whistles) is a scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Konami. Originally released for the arcades in 1991 and later ported to other gaming systems such as the PC-Engine in 1992 in Japan. The PC-Engine version of the game was re-released for the Wii and Wii U Virtual Console.
Gameplay[]
Aside from the improved graphics and sounds compared to the previous TwinBee installments, the gameplay in Detana!! follows the same conventions established in the arcade version of the original. As usual, the game can be played by up to two players, with player 1 piloting TwinBee, while player 2 pilots WinBee. Controls consist of an eight-way joystick for moving the ship and two buttons. In the Japanese version, one button is used to fire the gun at airborne enemies while the other is used to drop bombs to the ground. In the international arcade release, both buttons are used to do shoot and drop bombs at the same time. This time, holding down the shooting button will cause a power-meter at the bottom of the screen to fill up, allowing the player to fire a "Big Shot" attack when releasing the button.
The power-ups consist of bells which can be uncovered by shooting the floating clouds, as well as items uncovered by destroying land enemies. Like in the original TwinBee, the player can shoot the floating bells to change their colors. In addition to the five different colors in the original TwinBee (yellow, white, blue, green, and red), there are two new additional bells as well: a purple bell that provides a "tail shield" that activates multiple barriers around the player's ship and black bell which decreases the player's speed.
The mini-bell and the lucky star from the original TwinBee return as well. GwinBee, a ship similar to TwinBee and WinBee, also appears in the game, allowing the player to combine its ship with GwinBee to fire wider fire beams. Two players can also align their ships side-by-side to achieve the same effect or align their ships vertically for a powerful five-way spread. If both players align their ships with GwinBee between them, he will spring out and destroy all on-screen enemies.
The game consists of seven stages; once completed, the player can replay it for a harder second round. The game will be entirely over if the final stage is cleared again; but after running out of lives, the player can continue and receive a "free" power-up.
Plot[]
Set several years after the events of the original TwinBee, TwinBee and WinBee are relaxing at their island when they receive an SOS signal from the distant planet of Meru. The signal contains a message sent by Princess Melora, who pleads for the salvation of her planet from the invading forces of the evil alien Iva. TwinBee and his friends decide to set off to outer space to defeat the forces of Iva and save Planet Meru.
Reception[]
External links[]
- Detana!! TwinBee at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Detana!! TwinBee at GameFAQs
- Detana!! TwinBee at Nintendos's Wii Virtual Console page (North America)
- Detana!! TwinBee at Nintendo's Wii U Virtual Console page (North America)
- Detana!! TwinBee at Hudson Soft Virtual Console page (Japan)
- Detana!! TiwinBee at Nintendo's Wii U Virtual Console page (Japan)
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