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Title -  Johnny Bazooka
Japanese Title - ジョニー・バズーカ
Developer - ARC Developments

Catalogue No. - T-7302G

Type - Platform Action
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Better known as Johnny Bazookatone in the west, this platformer hits Japan in a very low key. Like many western games this one had a low print run so finding a copy of it may not be that easy. Still, you aren't missing out since European made or should I say British made platform games aren't very good compared to Japanese ones.  You see, most British game developers seemed to forget that consoles have a distinct style of game but because the likes of US Gold and Ocean are from the days of the British 8bit home computers such as the Spectrum and then the Amiga, they seem to think console gamers want the same crap.

Don't get me wrong, there were a few good platformer on home computers but none come close to the console platformer.  This is why Johnny Bazooka is not much fun.  The game is just way too plain.  Levels have no imagination, game controls are standard at best and finally the objectives offer no reward.  If you want a platform action game for your Saturn, buy Japanese.