Ginga Denshou — Galaxy Odyssey

Ginga Denshou — Galaxy Odyssey (銀河伝承 GALAXY ODYSSEY, Milky Way Legend) is a shooter-exploration video game released by Wave Jack and Imagineer for the Family Computer Disk System during the fall of 1986. Ginga Denshou was also released with an audio cassette and a book that described the main plot of the story. This game is similar to other space-shooter games, such as Galaga and Xevious but also incorporates gameplay mechanics that appeared in The Legend of Zelda.
== Plot ==
Disease is spreading among the humans of the galaxy (which is never revealed) and the cure is said to be found in different dungeons. A lone space cadet is sent to travel to dungeon to dungeon to gain the medicine and revive the humans of his galaxy.
== Gameplay ==
Ginga Denshou is split into two gameplay modes, shooter or exploration; both are necessary to complete the game. The player controls a spaceship that can move freely and fire unlimited ammunition at enemy fighter spaceships, which try and damage the player's spacecraft. Damage to the ship docks life away; the life meter can only take three hits until the player will lose a life. The spaceship can dock at certain areas (marked by a letter) to enter exploration mode.
During exploration mode, the player controls the cadet, who still retains the ability to fire weapons with unlimited ammunition. Land-based enemies still appear and can be defeated with weapons. An oxygen timer counts down, showing how many seconds the player has from losing a life due to lack of oxygen.
Category:Games released in 1986