Nyanko Defence Force

Nyanko Defense Force (にゃんこ防衛軍), also known as Battle Cats Galaxysource, was a LINE QUICK GAME. Developed by PONOS and Game Closure. It was launched on July 28th, 2018. LINE ended support for this game as of October 30th, 2020, meaning that it can no longer be played.
==Overview==
Nyanko Defense Force was a vertical scrolling shoot 'em up game featuring popular characters from "The Battle Cats". The cats flew to space to protect the stars to perform an arcade-style battle, destroying incoming aliens one after another.
Taking advantage of the features of the HTML5 messenger in the game, you could challenge even more powerful bosses by forming a group together with friends. There was no energy system, so you were able to play as many times as you want.
This game was exclusively for smartphones and could not be played on a PC.
This game was completely free to play, but be aware that there were in app purchases.
In this game, you played as a Cat that was a captain of a spaceship destroying spaceship versions of recognizable and exclusive enemies.
==Features==
===Known Initially===
There were 7 key features:
* Start Battle 「タップして戦問開始」: The main function of the game, just tap the screen to start a battle!
* Member Formation 「降員編成」: The area where you were able to select two units to help support you in battle against the enemies! There were certain typings to certain support units.
** Flame - Weak against Water.
** Light - Weak against Dark.
** Grass - Weak against Flame.
** Dark - Weak against Light.
** Water - Weak against Grass.
* Raid Boss 「レイドボス」: You could battle against strong raid bosses that had an extreme amount of health, and deal as much damage as possible to earn rewards.
* Shop 「ショップ」: Buy in-game items with LINE's own currency to make battling easier.
* Ranking 「ランキング」: Showed the ranking between you and your friends on how far you have gotten during a battle.
* Quest 「クエスト」: A place to send off your inactive captains and support units, the quest area sent your captain and support units off on a quest for a certain amount of time, once returned, they would gain levels.
* Captain Selection/Upgrade 「キャプテン選択」: A place to select the captain you wanted to use whenever you battled.
==Support and Enemies==
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Support=
All units listed below are what type of support they were listed as.
Their evolution and True Form also count for what type of support the unit was.
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Enemies=
Most of the names used are conjectural.
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==Currency and Items==
*Nyanko Defence Force had an in-game currency system to unlock new support units, upgrade your captain's ship and buy new ships. There were also items to allow you to boost further in your battle, collect medals easier or make your ship stronger.
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Currency=
A medal would give 1 medal.
A purple gem would give 10 medals.
A red gem would give 20 medals
A blue gem would give 40 medals.
A blue trophy would give 1 trophy.
A bronze trophy would give 10 trophies.
A rainbow trophy would give 20 trophies.
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Items=
Fuel Tank: Would boost the captains ship for a certain period before stopping back to normal speed.
Magnet: Attracted nearby currency or items towards the ship to allow for easy collection.
Catamin A: Shot double the projectiles, allowing the ship to clear out enemies more efficiently.
Taiyaki: Would power up your ship by one, allowing higher damage output.
Hourglass: When selected, the enemies and your bullets would slow down, allowing you to reposition yourself at normal speed.
Lollipop: When selected, a beam would replace the bullets shot for a short period of time.
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==Trivia==
*Marshmallow Cat had a third form in this game, unlike in The Battle Cats.
*Moneko had a third form years prior to the introduction of Superstar Moneko, although it was just a simple palette-swap with two more lights added to her stage.
*Dom Cat, Bondage Cat, Kung Fu Cat, Moneko, Flower Cat, Onmyoji Cat, Shaman Cat and Cat Machine would go on to retain their color schemes in Go! Go! Pogo Cat.
**Witch Cat was less fortunate: in Nyanko Defence Force she had a black hat and brown hair, but in Battle Cats Quest it was changed to a purple hat and blonde hair.
*Christmas Neneko was the only support character who wasn't a pre-existing unit.
*Some units had different rarities than in The Battle Cats. For instance, Reindeer Fish Cat was set as an Uber Rare Cat meanwhile it is a Rare Cat in The Battle Cats.
==External Links==
*LINE QUICK GAME
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