TwinBee (1985) · Tastebuds

TwinBee is a cartoon-themed vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up game. It was the very first game to run on Konami's Bubble System hardware. TwinBee was later re-released on PSP as part of TwinBee Portable collection, DS as part of Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits, PC and Xbox 360 through Game Room service, and PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PC as part of Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection. The story is about the Twinbee and his friends, invented by Dr. Cinnamon, who set out to save Donburi Island, which has been taken over by the Great Spice King.

Shooter Arcade Action Fantasy shoot 'em up 2d vertical scrolling highscore bosses cloudsArcade, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Xbox One

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Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Switch
Developer: Konami, Konami
Publisher: Microsoft, Konami
Released: March 5, 1985
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric

IGDB rating 6.2/10 from 15 ratings.

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