Cosmo Gang the Video (1992)

Namco

Arcade · Super Famicom · Wii

3.50 from 4 ratings

19 members have it in their collection · 8 backlogged · 2 wish listed

Cosmo Gang the Video is a fixed shooter arcade game based on the redemption game Cosmo Gang.
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Details

Developers
Namco
Publishers
Data East, Namco
Genres
Arcade, Shooter
Themes
Comedy, Science fiction
Series
Cosmo Gang

Release dates

  • Mar 1992 (Japan) Arcade
  • Oct 29, 1992 (Japan) Super Famicom
  • Aug 04, 2009 (Japan) Wii

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Rating distribution

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Community All Reviews Statuses

Chovus

Status Chovus Jun 3, 2019

Beat on normal. I found the game to be too simple, silly and short; only took about an hour to beat. This game is highly lacking in all respects when compared to a generic side scrolling or top down shooter, though a large part of that is due to the "space invaders" genre itself. Standard gameplay was passably enjoyable though …

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Beat on normal. I found the game to be too simple, silly and short; only took about an hour to beat. This game is highly lacking in all respects when compared to a generic side scrolling or top down shooter, though a large part of that is due to the "space invaders" genre itself. Standard gameplay was passably enjoyable though I greatly disliked the bonus level gameplay.

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jay.dino

Review jay.dino 4/5 · May 28, 2017

Platform:

SNES

A Galaxian/Galaga style static shmup where you shoot cute space frogs.

The graphical style and charming characters have some immediate appeal, it's a happy and upbeat game. The gameplay can't get much more classic than with a Galaga clone, but it also features some original powerups, like a spider web that slows enemies on screen. Plus every few …

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Platform:

SNES

A Galaxian/Galaga style static shmup where you shoot cute space frogs.

The graphical style and charming characters have some immediate appeal, it's a happy and upbeat game. The gameplay can't get much more classic than with a Galaga clone, but it also features some original powerups, like a spider web that slows enemies on screen. Plus every few levels for some distraction there is a bonus round, with some unique gameplay, which might be a bit reminicient of tapper, for lack of a better comparison. All of this is well made and the controls leave little to be desired.

If you want to complain about anything, this is a very simple game by 16 bit standards, with slightly redundant levels, but you should know what you are looking at with a Galaga style game, so that's not a real complaint. Also it's a bit on the easy side, which can for fans of shmups be a problem, however, it should be welcome by newcomers to the genre.

All in all it's a cute and very likable little game, that should be a lot of fun for the short time it takes to shoot through it, and a good choice if you are in the mood for some light hearted casual shmup action.

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