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Assault Suit Leynos is a run and gun video game. It was developed and published by Masaya in 1990 for Sega Genesis. It was released in America as ''Target Earth''. It was re-released on the Wii’s Virtual Console, and on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pac ...

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and is the third title in the ''Assault Suits'' series. It is a side-scrolling mecha shooting game set in the future. A re-release of the game was announced by City Connection in September 2023, as part of its ''Saturn Tribute'' label. It is set to be re-released on April 25, 2024, for

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and PC. New features exclusive to this re-release are a new translation of the game script in English plus device and weapon databases.

Plot

Development

''Assault Suit Leynos'' was a game for the Mega Drive, and was followed up by a sequel ''Assault Suit Valken'' for the Super Famicom. The game was developed by NCS and Masaya Games.

Gameplay

Much like the original game, Leynos 2 is a 2D mecha action game. The player's mech comes equipped with a jet-boost, a dash, and a shield, which were upgrades that had to be earned in the original game. Customization can be done before each battle, equipping various items earned through the game. There are 50 weapons in total available in the game, as well as options to change the speed, maneuverability, and protective shields of the mech. There are special upgrade devices that alter various characteristics of the player's mech, such as aiming and a

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system. A feature of the game is that the camera in the game will zoom in and out to show less or more detail on screen, which is useful given how large some enemies are. The zoom range is determined by the range of the currently equipped weapon.

Release

''Assault Suit Leynos 2'' was released exclusively in Japan on February 21, 1997, for the Sega Saturn.

Reception

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'' magazine gave the game 3 out of 5 stars. Reviewers for ''

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'' gave it 25 out of 40 score. Three reviewers from ''

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'' gave the game scores of 80, 85, and 83 for an average of 82.6. ''

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'' gave it an 8 out of 10. ''

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'' gave it a 7.3 out of 10. ''Consoles Plus'' gave the game 88. ''Saturn Power'' gave it a score of 75. The Japanese magazine ''Sega Saturn Magazine'' gave it a core of 7/10. German magazine Maniac scored it well.

Notes

References

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