Ginga Fukei Densetsu: Sapphire

Ginga Fukei Densetsu: Sapphire is a video game in the action genre developed by CAProduction co., ltd. and published by Hudson Soft Company, Ltd. originally released in 1995. It is currently playable on TurboGrafx CD.

In the future, time travel became commonplace. Criminal organizations began using advanced science to escape to different time periods and avoid capture. To counter this, a special police unit called 'Burning Rabbits' was formed, consisting of four young men who bravely pilot their fighter craft through time and space.

Ginga Fukei Densetsu: Sapphire is a vertical scrolling shooter game. The player can choose from four different female characters, each piloting a different ship: Sapphire has balanced strength and speed; Charlotte is the fastest, but also the weakest; Helen is the slowest and strongest; Jasmine is the second strongest and second slowest. The ships are also distinguished by the properties of their weapons. Each ship can pick up red, green or blue power-ups; picking up a power-up of the same color improves the currently equipped weapon, while a power-up of another color changes the weapon's properties while retaining any improvements the ship might have had with the previous weapon. The actual properties of each weapon are different for each ship, and include various combinations of lasers, beams, missiles, piercing and homing weapons.

Each ship also has two pods on the sides that fire simultaneously. If the player releases the fire button for five seconds, the pods will charge and damage enemies with electricity during the next shot. In addition, the ships can also drop bombs that severely damage all enemies on the screen; up to two bombs can be carried at the same time. The scenarios include various themes, such as medieval, feudal China, ancient Egypt, etc., all with a strong sci-fi focus. The player can continue up to nine times from the same point if the protagonist runs out of lives, and additional continues are granted when the player gathers a sufficient amount of points.

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