Bangai-O

Discuss Review + Want + Have Contribute

Description

A group of space pirates known as the Cosmo Gang is concocting an evil scheme, which involves smuggling rare fruits and using them for their own foul purposes. Two young mecha pilots, Riki and his sister Mami, board a giant mecha called Bangai-O, in order to confront the pirates in battle and foil their villainous plans.

Bangai-O is a multi-directional shooter and a spiritual successor to Hover Attack. The player manoeuvres the titular mecha and shoots in eight directions. Two firing modes represent switching between the two pilots. Riki fires homing missiles, while Mami's shots bounce off walls. Enemies drop fruits upon defeat, which are equivalent to power-ups in other games. It is also possible to execute a special attack that consists of a burst of shots fired in all directions. Scoring successful combos (or increasing explosion count in the Dreamcast version) leads to higher-level power-ups.

Screenshots

Promo Images

There are no promo images for this game

Alternate Titles

• "爆裂無敵 バンガイオー" -- Japanese spelling
• "Bakuretsu Muteki Bangaioh" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Group

• Bangai-O series

User Reviews

There are no reviews for this game.

Critic Reviews

IGN	Dreamcast	Jan 17, 2001	9 out of 10	90
GameSpot	Dreamcast	Jan 07, 2000	8.5 out of 10	85
Planet Dreamcast	Dreamcast	Mar 28, 2001	8.5 out of 10	85
Netjak	Dreamcast	Jun 03, 2004	8.5 out of 10	85
SegaFan.com	Dreamcast	Dec 16, 2001	8.4 out of 10	84
GameSpot	Nintendo 64	Oct 07, 1999	7.8 out of 10	78
Total! (Germany)	Nintendo 64	Dec, 1999	2.25 out of 6	75
Video Games	Dreamcast	Nov, 2000	68 out of 100	68
Retroage	Nintendo 64	Jan 30, 2008	6.7 out of 10	67
Joypad	Dreamcast	Sep, 2000	5 out of 10	50

Forums

There are currently no topics for this game.

Trivia

1001 Video Games

The Dreamcast version of Bangai-O appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Title translation

The Japanese title of the game, Bakuretsu Muteki Bangaioh!, can be translated into "Explosive Invincible Bangaioh".

Related Web Sites

• Wikipedia: Bangai-O! (Information about Bangai-O! at Wikipedia)