Gameplay
The original arcade game featured an 8-way rotary joystick that could be twisted in place to rotate the onscreen character allowing the player to face in one of eight directions while moving in another. It features sampled voiceovers from the main characters and the game's bosses. The NES version includes the added feature of collecting "zeny" as currency, which is used to buy improved weaponry and armor. The NES version emulates the controls of the arcade version by locking the facing of the character in one direction for as long as the "fire" button is depressed. Weapons no longer have limited ammunition. The player character begins with a flamethrower but, when the player loses a life, it is changed to a machine gun. Weapon powerups are scattered throughout the levels, often hidden under rocks destroyable by the bazooka weapon or grenades. There are no vehicles in this game, but it was replaced by armour, which allows player to take a limited number of hits without time expiration. The game reuses the single-stage design from its predecessor, but added mini-stages where players fight a boss when entered through the green door.Reception
In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Victory Road'' on their December 1, 1986 issue as being the third most-successful table arcade unit of the month. The Spanish magazine Microhobby reviewed the ZX Spectrum version of the game with the following scores: Originality: 20%; Graphics: 70%; Motion: 70%; Sound: 70%; Difficulty: 90%; Addiction: 80%.(SpanishSequel
This was followed up with the sequel '' Ikari III: The Rescue'', released in 1989.References
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