The player takes control of Willy, a rising young jazz cat in New York City who goes by the stage name of "The Rockin' Kat." However, the local crime boss, Mugsy, kidnaps Willy's girlfriend, Jill. To rescue Jill and defeat the gangster, Willy must venture through seven different levels or "channels" (from a television set) that feature various themes, thugs and bosses.
Gameplayedit
Channel 1
Willy is armed with a punch gun, that he can launch at the various thugs, or to hook onto and swing from. Willy can also use the punch gun to grab and throw certain objects. Mastering the punch gun is critical to the player's success in the game.
There are a total of five stages. The first four stages can be played in any order and are selected at the start of the game as "channels" on a TV monitor. The fifth and final stage or "channel" becomes available only after the other four have been beaten. The levels include a carnival, a flight atop a moving plane, and a park. There's also a "shopping channel", where the player can buy power-ups with cash obtained through the game. The items include:
Bomb - Bombs fly from Willy's glove when used
Twin Balls - Every punch releases two projectile balls
Hammer Punch - A spiked metal ball replaces the glove
Jet Sneakers - Can be used with jump to land slowly
Extra Life - Provides an extra life for Willy
There is also a "bonus channel" where minigames can be played for additional cash and extra lives. The games are:
Roulette - Willy uses his glove on a roulette wheel and perform a spin attack. Stopping on a specific number wins a prize.
Pipe Toss - Willy uses his glove to catch falling balls and then tosses them into moving pipes to earn cash.
Basketball - Willy uses his glove to perform a super spin jump to toss himself into moving basketball hoops.
A password feature is available that helps the player keep track of their progress.
After the final credits roll, the player is given a chance to play an additional "secret" stage. In it, the player character is stripped of all the money and power-ups acquired, is only given three lives (without a chance to get more) and the stage's levels are vastly more challenging than any of those seen previously in the game and requires complete mastery of the punching gun's functions. In addition to that, the character's health is not replenished after completing a level as it is in the other stages.
Spanish magazine Super Juegos gave the game 83 for interest, 80 for fun, 79 for graphics, 81 for originality, and 84 for sound.[2]Hobby Consolas, another Spanish magazine, gave the game 69.[3]
Notesedit
^Known in Japan as N.Y. Nyankies (Japanese: ニューヨークニャンキーズ, Hepburn: Nyū Yōku Nyankīzu)
Referencesedit
^. powerweb.nl. September 1993. Archived from the original on August 29, 2003. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
rockin, kats, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2019. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rockin Kats news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Rockin Kats a is a platform video game produced by Atlus Software Inc in 1991 for the Nintendo Entertainment System The side scrolling game involves the adventures of a cartoon cat in his quest to defeat a criminal gang of dogs that has taken over the city Rockin KatsCover artDeveloper s AtlusPublisher s AtlusDesigner s Hideyuki KubotaProgrammer s Masami SatōHidetoshi TakagiArtist s Sawako SatōComposer s Tsukasa MasukoPlatform s Nintendo Entertainment System PlayChoice 10ReleaseJP April 5 1991NA September 1991EU November 19 1992Genre s PlatformMode s Single player Contents 1 Plot 2 Gameplay 3 Reception 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksPlot editThe player takes control of Willy a rising young jazz cat in New York City who goes by the stage name of The Rockin Kat However the local crime boss Mugsy kidnaps Willy s girlfriend Jill To rescue Jill and defeat the gangster Willy must venture through seven different levels or channels from a television set that feature various themes thugs and bosses Gameplay edit nbsp Channel 1Willy is armed with a punch gun that he can launch at the various thugs or to hook onto and swing from Willy can also use the punch gun to grab and throw certain objects Mastering the punch gun is critical to the player s success in the game There are a total of five stages The first four stages can be played in any order and are selected at the start of the game as channels on a TV monitor The fifth and final stage or channel becomes available only after the other four have been beaten The levels include a carnival a flight atop a moving plane and a park There s also a shopping channel where the player can buy power ups with cash obtained through the game The items include Bomb Bombs fly from Willy s glove when used Twin Balls Every punch releases two projectile balls Hammer Punch A spiked metal ball replaces the glove Jet Sneakers Can be used with jump to land slowly Extra Life Provides an extra life for WillyThere is also a bonus channel where minigames can be played for additional cash and extra lives The games are Roulette Willy uses his glove on a roulette wheel and perform a spin attack Stopping on a specific number wins a prize Pipe Toss Willy uses his glove to catch falling balls and then tosses them into moving pipes to earn cash Basketball Willy uses his glove to perform a super spin jump to toss himself into moving basketball hoops A password feature is available that helps the player keep track of their progress After the final credits roll the player is given a chance to play an additional secret stage In it the player character is stripped of all the money and power ups acquired is only given three lives without a chance to get more and the stage s levels are vastly more challenging than any of those seen previously in the game and requires complete mastery of the punching gun s functions In addition to that the character s health is not replenished after completing a level as it is in the other stages Reception editReceptionReview scorePublicationScorePower Unlimited70 NES 1 Spanish magazine Super Juegos gave the game 83 for interest 80 for fun 79 for graphics 81 for originality and 84 for sound 2 Hobby Consolas another Spanish magazine gave the game 69 3 Notes edit Known in Japan as N Y Nyankies Japanese ニューヨークニャンキーズ Hepburn Nyu Yōku Nyankizu References edit Power Unlimited Game Database powerweb nl September 1993 Archived from the original on August 29 2003 Retrieved September 11 2022 Superjuegos 012 Hobby Consolas 019 April 1993 Rockin Kats Feature Nintendo Power Vol 26 July 1991 pp 26 33 External links editNY Nyankies at Wazap in Japanese Rockin Kats at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rockin 27 Kats amp oldid 1182955173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
