The Space Adventure (video game)
, also known simply as The Space Adventure, is an adventure game released for the PC Engine CD-ROM² System in 1991 in Japan and for the Sega CD in 1995 in North America and Europe. It is the sequel to a Japan only game titled "Cobra: Kokuryuuou no Densetsu" released for the PC Engine CD in 1989, both being based on the manga and anime series "Cobra" by Buichi Terasawa. The game was developed and published by Hudson Soft and was one of the last games to be published for the Sega CD in both  North America and Europe. The format of the game is similar to "Snatcher" while the plot is based on one of Cobra's early adventures. The game is the first anime-licensed game to receive a Mature rating from the ESRB. Plot. The player takes the role of the manga hero Cobra, who after walking into a bar, learns that a bounty has been placed on his head by the Galaxy Patrol and that he is being hunted by a bounty hunter named Jane Royal. After it is discovered that Cobra's archenemy Crystal Boy is after a treasure hidden  by Jane's father, the location of which he encoded in the form of tattoos on his triplet daughters, Cobra and Jane agree to join forces to locate her sisters and defeat Crystal Boy. Reception. "GamePro" panned the game, comparing it unfavorably to "Snatcher". They criticized the poorly illustrated story sequences and shortage of voice overs, and remarked, "Clues appear randomly and usually make no sense." "Next Generation" reviewed the Sega CD version of the game, rating it one star out of five, and stated, "If you're much past puberty, it's pretty damn dull." The Space Adventure (video