Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum is a platform game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, developed by Beam Software and published by Data East, released in 1990 exclusively in North America.
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| Developer(s) | Beam Software |
| Publisher(s) | Data East |
| Artist(s) | Tony G. Pentland |
| Platform(s) | NES |
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| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay edit
The player takes the role of Dash Galaxy, a space scout who has been captured by a hostile civilization thousands of light years from earth.[1] The game, through a shifting perspective, contains action gameplay elements.[2]
When the game starts, the player has four lives.[3]
Gameplay involves navigating through a series of floors with several rooms each. Keys must be collected to progress to higher floors, and eventually, an escape ship. Dash's only weapons are a limited supply of bombs and remote detonators.[3] Good timing is crucial to complete the game, requiring navigation of trampoline jumps and roaming enemies. Some of these jumps require Dash to run.[3] The player also has a limited oxygen supply.[1]
Dash can become invincible each stage by collecting ten stars.[3]
While the rooms are side-scrolling action puzzles, the floors have an overhead view, and include difficult block-moving puzzles that can fatally trap a player.
There are also hidden and bonus rooms throughout the game.[1]
Reception edit
Helium.com wrote that Dash Galaxy "had potential, but falls under its own weight in the end" while giving the game a score of 41%.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum (NES)". Moby Games. Moby Games. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ Slaven, Andy (2002). Video Game Bible 1985-2002. Trafford Publishing. p. 386. ISBN 1553697316.
- ^ a b c d "Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum (game manual)" (PDF). Data East. Data East. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Dash Galaxy NES review". Nintendo Legend. Helium (via Nintendo Legend). Retrieved 5 September 2018.
External links edit
- Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum at MobyGames
- Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum at GameFAQs
- "Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum". AllGame. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01.
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