Dark Arms: Beast Buster 1999
Also known as Beast Buster: Yami no Seitaiheiki
Dark Arms: Beast Buster 1999 is a 1999 NGPC game by Noise Factory Co., Ltd..
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About the game
Dark Arms: Beast Buster 1999 is a RPG for the Neo Geo Pocket Color. It's a spin-off from the arcade game Beast Busters .
Parallel to our world we find the Dark Realm. As the player, you find access to this parallel dimension after signing a pact with the Master of the Dark Realm. In his realm, you are supposed to catch monsters. These can be fed to your biological weapons: Dark Arms. You weapons gain abilities from consumed monsters and can evolve into more powerful equipment. You can also find seeds in the Dark Realm that turn into new weapons.
The game features puzzles that have to be solved and a wide array of undead monsters that can be fed to your Dark Arms.
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Facts
- Platforms
- NGPC
- First released
- 1999-10-21
- Developers
- Noise Factory Co., Ltd.
- Publishers
- SNK Corporation
- Genres
- Action, Role-playing (RPG), Top-down, Horror
- Ratings
- MobyGames score 7.3 (4 votes) · MobyGames
Covers and screenshots
Box, manual and cartridge scans
Front Cover (NGPC · United States) Front Cover (NGPC · United Kingdom) Back Cover (NGPC · United States) Back Cover (NGPC · United Kingdom) Media (NGPC · United States) Media (NGPC · United Kingdom) Manual (NGPC · United Kingdom) Manual (NGPC · United Kingdom)
Screenshots
Title screen (NGPC) Japanese title screen (NGPC) You start off in the master's house (NGPC) The master helps you develop your weapons (NGPC) Map screen at night with 2 new areas unlocked (NGPC) Once fully upgraded, this weapon shoots multiple shots and covers you in armor (NGPC) The fat man zombie serves as the best 'food' for your weapons, but he fires back (NGPC) An organic weapon destroys a zombie (NGPC) There are characters to talk too, but mostly they need you to save them from zombies (NGPC) Fighting some ghosts with an octopus-like crawler weapon (NGPC) Female zombies throw knives, better get that health power-up (NGPC) The second level boss is a big vampire (NGPC) If you don't watch your health meter the undead monsters will get you. Better save often! (NGPC)
Releases
| Platform | Released | Regions | Publishers |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGPC | 1999 | Japan, United Kingdom, United States | SNK Corporation |
Barcodes
- 0018484004513
- 4964808601424
- 5055000800339
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