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Legendary Wings (1988)

Capcom

Port of Legendary Wings

Nintendo Entertainment System

2.87 from 46 ratings

119 members have it in their collection · 1 playing now · 21 backlogged · 9 wish listed

How long? Main story 1h (from 1 logged playthrough)

The NES port of Legendary Wings (Aresu no Tsubasa, "The Wings of Ares"), a fantasy-themed shoot-'em-up game released by Capcom as a coin-operated video game in 1986. The player takes control of a young soldier equipped with magical wings who must save the world from a malfunctioning supercomputer. Legendary Wings is set in a distant future where an alien supercomputer … Read more
The NES port of Legendary Wings (Aresu no Tsubasa, "The Wings of Ares"), a fantasy-themed shoot-'em-up game released by Capcom as a coin-operated video game in 1986. The player takes control of a young soldier equipped with magical wings who must save the world from a malfunctioning supercomputer. Legendary Wings is set in a distant future where an alien supercomputer named "Dark", which has been helping human civilization achieve a new state of enlightenment since ancient times, has suddenly rebelled against mankind. Two young warriors are given the Wings of Love and Courage by the God of War Ares in order to destroy Dark and ensure mankind's survival. Read less
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Details

Developers
Capcom
Publishers
Capcom
Genres
Arcade, Platform, Shooter
Themes
Action, Fantasy

Release dates

  • Jul 01, 1988 (North_America) Nintendo Entertainment System

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FredLobster

Review FredLobster 4/5 · Feb 4, 2013

One of the more memorable NES games from my childhood (and one of the few I actually managed to beat on the original console), Legendary Wings is a 1- or 2-player story about militant birdmen shooting up a whole hell of a lot of freaky bionic demon things. Gameplay is about 75% bullet hell with regular spurts of side-scrolling shoot …

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One of the more memorable NES games from my childhood (and one of the few I actually managed to beat on the original console), Legendary Wings is a 1- or 2-player story about militant birdmen shooting up a whole hell of a lot of freaky bionic demon things. Gameplay is about 75% bullet hell with regular spurts of side-scrolling shoot 'em up thrown in. Difficulty and level design are better than average for an NES title, and the artwork and music are memorable and decently high-budget.

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