Taito Legends Power-Up

Taito Legends Power-Up is a compilation of classic Taito video games released for the PlayStation Portable system. Patterned after the Taito Legends series for video game consoles, Power-Up marks the first release of the franchise on a portable gaming system.

Taito Legends Power-Up
Developer(s)Empire Oxford
Mine Loader Software
Publisher(s)
SeriesTaito Legends
Platform(s)PlayStation Portable
Release
  • EU: October 6, 2006
  • AU: November 9, 2006
  • NA: May 17, 2007

Games

Taito Legends Power-Up features 21 different games from Taito's back-catalog of arcade titles. Some of these games have appeared on the Taito Legends console releases, while others are exclusive to Power-Up. These titles include:[1]

Titles included in Taito Legends Power-Up
Title Release System Taito Legends console appearances Notes
Alpine Ski1981Taito SJ SystemTaito Legends 2
Balloon Bomber1980Taito Legends 2 (PS2 version)
Cameltry1989Taito Legends 2
Chack'n Pop1983Taito Legends 2
Crazy Balloon1980Taito Legends 2
Elevator Action1983Taito Legends
The Fairyland Story1985Taito Legends 2
KiKi KaiKai1986Taito Legends 2
Kuri Kinton1988Taito Legends 2
The Legend of Kage1985Taito Legends 2
Lunar Rescue1979Taito Legends 2
The New Zealand Story1988Taito Legends
Phoenix1980Taito Legends
Qix1981Qix HardwareTaito Legends 2
Raimais1988Taito Legends 2
Rastan Saga1987Taito LegendsJapanese release
Return of the Invaders1985Taito Legends
Space Chaser1980No
Space Dungeon1981No
Space Invaders1978Taito Legends
Space Invaders Part II1979Taito Legends

Also included are deluxe versions of four games—Balloon Bomber, Cameltry, Crazy Balloon and Legend of Kage. These versions offer upgraded graphics and extended gameplay.

Taito Legends Power-Up also utilizes the PlayStation Portable's game-sharing feature. Any of the 21 games (original versions only) may be wirelessly transmitted to any other PSP, including those that do not own the full version of the game. Downloaded games remain resident within the PSP's memory until the unit is turned off.

Receptions

Taito Legends Power-Up received mixed reviews with an aggregate score of 60.60% on GameRankings.[2] Greg Miller of IGN rated the game 7.2 (decent) for incomplete multiplayer support.[3] Jeff Gerstmann of GameSpot rated the game 6.5 (fair), and criticized the omission of Bubble Bobble and Double Dragon, (the latter was licensed from Technōs Japan for the U.S.), as well as including too many iterations of Space Invaders.[4]

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See also

References
  1. More Taito Legends headed to US
  2. http://www.gamerankings.com/psp/934327-taito-legends-power-up/index.html
  3. Taito Legends Power-Up Review
  4. http://www.gamespot.com/psp/action/taitolegends/review.html
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