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It plays like a fairly average [[Platform Game]], crossed with a [[Fighting Game]]: our heroes are able to perform a variety of special moves with specific button and joystick movement combinations. It also has a very peculiar art style, which looks like a homage/parody of American comic book and cartoon characters, complete with [[Written Sound Effect|Written Sound Effects]], many years before ''[[Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt (Anime)|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]'' made this style cool and fashionable. |
It plays like a fairly average [[Platform Game]], crossed with a [[Fighting Game]]: our heroes are able to perform a variety of special moves with specific button and joystick movement combinations. It also has a very peculiar art style, which looks like a homage/parody of American comic book and cartoon characters, complete with [[Written Sound Effect|Written Sound Effects]], many years before ''[[Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt (Anime)|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]'' made this style cool and fashionable. |
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* [[Acrofatic]] - The boss of stage four, a huge quarterback. |
* [[Acrofatic]] - The boss of stage four, a huge quarterback. |
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* [[Leather Man]] - The third boss is a [[Macho Camp]], kiss-blowing, gas-belching moustached delinquent named [[Queen|Freddie]]... Borders on [[Take That]] crossed with [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]. |
* [[Leather Man]] - The third boss is a [[Macho Camp]], kiss-blowing, gas-belching moustached delinquent named [[Queen|Freddie]]... Borders on [[Take That]] crossed with [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]. |
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* [[Mad Scientist]] - Some enemies in the final stage, and the [[Final Boss]]. |
* [[Mad Scientist]] - Some enemies in the final stage, and the [[Final Boss]]. |
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* [[Satire Parody Pastiche]] - Two enemies are parodies of [[Rambo]] and [[Friday the |
* [[Satire Parody Pastiche]] - Two enemies are parodies of [[Rambo]] and [[Friday the 13th (Film)|Jason Voorhees]]. |
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* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]] - It seems averted when you meet female enemies, cheerleaders. But then you kill them and they're exposed as [[Wholesome Crossdresser|Wholesome Crossdressers]]. No, screw that, Butt-Ugly Crossdressers. |
* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]] - It seems averted when you meet female enemies, cheerleaders. But then you kill them and they're exposed as [[Wholesome Crossdresser|Wholesome Crossdressers]]. No, screw that, Butt-Ugly Crossdressers. |
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* [[X Meets Y]] - ''[[Shinobi]]'' meets cartoons. |
* [[X Meets Y]] - ''[[Shinobi]]'' meets cartoons. |
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[[Category:Charlie Ninja]] |
[[Category:Charlie Ninja]] |
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