Cloud Master

Chuka Taisen
Chuka Taisen
Developer(s)	Hot-B (MSX2); Hot-B/Opera House (SMS); Disco (FC); SPS Co.,Ltd. (X68000)
Publisher(s)	Taito Corporation (MSX2, FC, PCE); Sega (SMS); Sharp (X68000)
Designer(s)	Yukio Abe Fujiwara Eihiro
Programmer(s)	Funky George (FC)
Artist(s)	Nekoto Jr (FC)
Composer(s)	Planet2, Soul Duke (FC)
Platform(s)	Arcade, MSX2, PC Engine, Famicom, Sega Master System, Sharp X68000
Release	July 1988 Arcade JP: July 1988; ; MSX2 JP: December 1, 1988; ; SMS JP: August 1989; NA: August 1989; PAL: 1989; ; Famicom JP: September 22, 1989; ; X68000 JP: January 25, 1991; ; PC Engine JP: March 13, 1992; ;
Genre(s)	Horizontal Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, Two-player (alternating)
Cabinet	Upright/Standard
Sound	Amplified Mono

Chuka Taisen is a Horizontal Scrolling Shooter released for the arcade by Taito in 1988. [1] A version for the Sega Master System was later released as Cloud Master. The PC Engine version of the game was titled Gokuraku! Chuuka Taisen (極楽!中華大仙). The Famicom version is titled Chuuka Taisen and was not available in the US on Nintendo.

Gameplay

The player controls Mike Chen floating on a cloud, maneuvering around the screen and shooting balls of energy at flying enemies. Powerups can be collected for stronger and faster firepower. Some parts of the game stage have doors that give the player the opportunity to buy special bomb types with collectible credits. Each stage has its own mini-boss and big boss. Throughout the stages, the player restarts at certain checkpoints after losing a life.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Cloud Master on their August 15, 1988 issue as being the sxiteenth most-successful table arcade unit of the year.[2]

Legacy

In 2008, Starfish SD, a company founded by former Hot-B employees, bought the rights from Taito and developed a remake released on Nintendo Wii under the title The Monkey King: The Journey Begins, dubbed Shin Chuuka Taisen: Michael to Meimei no Bouken in Japan.[1]

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References

"Hardcore Gaming 101: Cloud Master / Chuuka Taisen". Kurt Kalata. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
"Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 338. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 August 1988. p. 21.

External links

Cloud Master at MobyGames
Cloud Master at the Killer List of Videogames

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[Cloud_Master_Hardcore_Gaming-1] "Hardcore Gaming 101: Cloud Master / Chuuka Taisen". Kurt Kalata. Retrieved 13 March 2013.

[2] "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 338. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 August 1988. p. 21.