Introduction

70's Robot Anime Geppy-X, the game that's basically the love child of a mecha anime marathon and a shooting gallery. Released in 1999, this gem will put you through the many trials and tribulations that come with piloting a giant robot in a world where the 'Space Devil Empire' has a long-standing grudge against your existence.

Gameplay

So, here's the deal: you pilot Geppy-X, a robot that sounds more like a character you'd find on the big screen with a cardboard cutout budget than a real giant robot. You get to battle through nine stages, which might confuse you when you hear that the game takes a whopping four discs to store it all. It's like the developers had a strict 'some assembly required' policy and decided to throw in fake commercials because… why not? Each stage mimics an episode of a fictitious anime series, complete with catchy theme tunes and slightly less catchy music you'd find during the awkward pauses of a long TV commercial. You’ll navigate from opening themes to cliffhanger endings, all while shooting bad guys who definitely didn’t see you coming, mostly because they were too busy thinking about life choices. And yes, the stages include the good ol' ‘eye catch’ which is a fancy term for ‘here's a quick break so you don't forget to breathe, humans!’

Graphics

Visuals? Let’s just say the graphics feel like a nostalgia trip for gamers who are really into 'retro'—and by 'retro,' I mean 'could totally have been designed on a toaster with a slightly upgraded graphics card.' The game looks like it may have been using the Super Famicom engine on a bad hair day. Colors are vibrant, but don’t expect anything that will make your friends raise their eyebrows in envy. It’s more of a ‘wow, is that supposed to look like that?’ kind of spectacle. Good luck explaining the visuals to your parents if they walk in while you're in the middle of a mech battle and some exceedingly cheesy 70s anime music starts playing. Just brace for the heart-to-heart about how 'back in my day, video games looked a whole lot worse.'

Conclusion

In conclusion, 70's Robot Anime Geppy-X may not be the most remarkable shooter in the PlayStation library, but it sure is a strange trip that gives you a taste of 70's anime nostalgia mixed heavily with poorly animated combat and questionable plotlines. If you’re really into obscure shooters or find yourself yearning for a good laugh while gaming, it might be worth a try. Just don’t expect it to take you on the kind of ride where you walk away feeling like you've leveled up your cool factor. More likely, you’ll leave wondering what you just experienced and whether you should go back for a second playthrough or just watch some real anime. Either way, it captures the absurdity of its genre with a flair only the late 90s could dream of.

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