Sexy Parodius[a] is a 1996 horizontal-scrolling shooterarcade game developed by Konami.[4] It is the fifth installment of the Parodius series. Like the rest of the series, it is a parody of the Gradius series and other Konami games. It also contains sexual level and enemy designs, as well as risqué innuendo. Many level bosses are women in various erotic costumes (such as the "bunny costume" modeled on Playboy Bunnies) or various states of undress.
Takosuke and Pentarou recruit various characters for an agency whose main goal is riches, power, and world peace. The agency helps people who have problems. In addition to Vic Viper and Lord British, Hikaru and Akane, Michael and Gabriel, Koitsu and Aitsu, and Mambo and Samba, Ivan and Toby, two rockhopper penguins, Option and Multiple, sentient versions of Vic Viper and Lord British's drones, Ace from TwinBee Yahho!, who pilots the Shooting Star, and an unnamed woman who pilots the Black Viper, a spacecraft that originates in the game, also get recruited.
After completing (or not completing) all the missions, Takosuke steals the profits of the agency for himself and runs away, with the characters chasing him. Depending on how the player finishes the final level, there are two endings. The bad ending sees Takosuke escape with the money and have fun with various women while the player characters look depressed. The good ending has Takosuke get crushed to death by the buttocks of a giant naked woman named Kaori, in which the player characters celebrate.
Gameplay
Screenshot of Sexy Parodius
The gameplay in Sexy Parodius is similar to the rest of the series, but the player must complete a special mission for each stage. These missions range from collecting a certain amount of coins in a stage to destroying a certain object or enemies. Whether or not the player completes the mission determines whether the player can continue to the next stage or what the next stage will be. Clearing all missions unlocks a special stage. Unlike the past versions, home ports of the game (except the PSP version) have cooperative multiplayer intact. The game continues to play even when one player is choosing a character upon continuing.
In a 2-player game, when certain characters are near enough, a third shot appears between them which can be purple shots that swirl all over the screen, hearts that home in on enemies, or rockets that shoot straight ahead. This feature was first seen on Konami's arcade game, Lightning Fighters.
Sexy Parodius was ported to the Sega Saturn and PlayStation and both versions were released on November 1, 1996 in Japan.[4][7] These versions allow the Special Stage to be selected on the Title Screen after finishing the game with all conditions passed. They also come with unlimited continues (the game doesn't keep track of credits). The PlayStation version was also included in Parodius Portable (albeit with music from some stages replaced with other remixed classical songs) for the PlayStation Portable.
In Japan, Game Machine listed Sexy Parodius on their April 15, 1996 issue as being the sixth most popular game for that two-week period among arcades surveyed.[14]
Japanese gaming publication Famitsu gave both the PlayStation and Sega Saturn versions of Sexy Parodius a score of 24 out of 40.[4][7]
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^ abBros, Marjorie (January 1997). "32 bit: Sexy Parodius". Super GamePower (in Portuguese). No. 34. Brazil: Nova Cultural. p. 20.
^ ab"Overseas Reviews: Sexy Parodius". Intelligent Gamer. Ziff Davis. January 1997. p. 75.
^ ab"Sega Saturn Soft Review" (PDF). Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) (in Japanese). Vol. 19. Softbank. November 8, 1996. p. 229.
^ abJoypad staff writers (December 1996). "Zapping: Sexy Parodius". Joypad (in French). No. 59. France. p. 88.
^ ab"Saturn Review: Sexy Parodius". Mega Console (in Italian). No. 32. Gruppo Editoriale Futura s.r.l. December 1996. pp. 60–61.
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Sexy Parodius a is a 1996 horizontal scrolling shooter arcade game developed by Konami 4 It is the fifth installment of the Parodius series Like the rest of the series it is a parody of the Gradius series and other Konami games It also contains sexual level and enemy designs as well as risque innuendo Many level bosses are women in various erotic costumes such as the bunny costume modeled on Playboy Bunnies or various states of undress Sexy ParodiusArcade flyerDeveloper s KonamiPublisher s KonamiProgrammer s Akihiro Imamura 3 Artist s Takayoshi SatoComposer s Mayuko KageshitaSeriesParodiusPlatform s Arcade PlayStation Sega SaturnReleaseArcade JP March 1996 PlayStation Saturn JP 1 November 1996 1 2 Genre s Horizontal scrolling shooterMode s Single player multiplayerArcade systemKonami GX Contents 1 Plot 2 Gameplay 3 Development and release 4 Reception 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditTakosuke and Pentarou recruit various characters for an agency whose main goal is riches power and world peace The agency helps people who have problems In addition to Vic Viper and Lord British Hikaru and Akane Michael and Gabriel Koitsu and Aitsu and Mambo and Samba Ivan and Toby two rockhopper penguins Option and Multiple sentient versions of Vic Viper and Lord British s drones Ace from TwinBee Yahho who pilots the Shooting Star and an unnamed woman who pilots the Black Viper a spacecraft that originates in the game also get recruited After completing or not completing all the missions Takosuke steals the profits of the agency for himself and runs away with the characters chasing him Depending on how the player finishes the final level there are two endings The bad ending sees Takosuke escape with the money and have fun with various women while the player characters look depressed The good ending has Takosuke get crushed to death by the buttocks of a giant naked woman named Kaori in which the player characters celebrate Gameplay Edit Screenshot of Sexy Parodius The gameplay in Sexy Parodius is similar to the rest of the series but the player must complete a special mission for each stage These missions range from collecting a certain amount of coins in a stage to destroying a certain object or enemies Whether or not the player completes the mission determines whether the player can continue to the next stage or what the next stage will be Clearing all missions unlocks a special stage Unlike the past versions home ports of the game except the PSP version have cooperative multiplayer intact The game continues to play even when one player is choosing a character upon continuing In a 2 player game when certain characters are near enough a third shot appears between them which can be purple shots that swirl all over the screen hearts that home in on enemies or rockets that shoot straight ahead This feature was first seen on Konami s arcade game Lightning Fighters Development and release EditSexy Parodius features the song Mayim Mayim 5 6 Sexy Parodius was ported to the Sega Saturn and PlayStation and both versions were released on November 1 1996 in Japan 4 7 These versions allow the Special Stage to be selected on the Title Screen after finishing the game with all conditions passed They also come with unlimited continues the game doesn t keep track of credits The PlayStation version was also included in Parodius Portable albeit with music from some stages replaced with other remixed classical songs for the PlayStation Portable Reception EditReceptionReview scoresPublicationScoreFamitsu24 40 SS 7 24 40 PS 4 Super GamePower4 5 5 PS 8 Intelligent GamerB PS 9 Sega Saturn Magazine8 0 10 SS 10 Joypad3 5 PS 11 Mega Console91 100 SS 12 Mega Fun74 PS 13 In Japan Game Machine listed Sexy Parodius on their April 15 1996 issue as being the sixth most popular game for that two week period among arcades surveyed 14 Japanese gaming publication Famitsu gave both the PlayStation and Sega Saturn versions of Sexy Parodius a score of 24 out of 40 4 7 Intelligent Gamer gave it a B 9 Super GamePower gave it 4 5 5 8 Sega Saturn Magazine JP 8 0 10 10 Joypad gave it 3 5 11 Mega Fun gave it 74 13 Mega Console 91 100 12 Notes Edit Japanese セクシーパロディウス Hepburn Sekushi ParodiusuReferences Edit Sexy Parodius for PlayStation 1996 Sexy Parodius for SEGA Saturn 1996 MobyGames Sexy Parodius 1996 Playstation Credits MobyGames Retrieved September 17 2021 a b c d セクシーパロディウス PS ファミ通 com www famitsu com Archived from the original on 2018 07 24 Retrieved 2018 07 24 Wawro Alex 18 September 2017 Tracing the path an Israeli folk song took to end up in Japanese video games www gamasutra com Archived from the original on 2018 01 31 Retrieved 2019 05 12 A Jewish folk song is preserved in a Japanese video game Public Radio International Archived from the original on 2017 10 01 Retrieved 2019 05 12 a b c セクシーパロディウス セガサターン ファミ通 com www famitsu com Archived from the original on 2018 07 25 Retrieved 2018 07 24 a b Bros Marjorie January 1997 32 bit Sexy Parodius Super GamePower in Portuguese No 34 Brazil Nova Cultural p 20 a b Overseas Reviews Sexy Parodius Intelligent Gamer Ziff Davis January 1997 p 75 a b Sega Saturn Soft Review PDF Sega Saturn Magazine JP in Japanese Vol 19 Softbank November 8 1996 p 229 a b Joypad staff writers December 1996 Zapping Sexy Parodius Joypad in French No 59 France p 88 a b Saturn Review Sexy Parodius Mega Console in Italian No 32 Gruppo Editoriale Futura s r l December 1996 pp 60 61 a b Review Sexy Parodius Mega Fun in German Germany CT Computec Verlag GmbH amp Co KG January 1997 p 78 ISSN 0946 6282 Game Machine s Best Hit Games 25 TVゲーム機ーソフトウェア Video Game Software Game Machine in Japanese No 516 Amusement Press Inc 15 April 1996 p 21 External links EditSexy Parodius at the Killer List of Videogames Sexy Parodius at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sexy Parodius amp oldid 1134206149, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
