Eight Man (video game)
is a 1991 beat 'em up video game developed by Pallas and published by SNK for the Neo Geo MVS arcade system and the Neo Geo AES home console. It is based on Kazumasa Hirai's manga and anime character of the same name, who is considered one of the earliest Japanese cyborg superhero characters. Staying true to its concept of a crime-fighting super-robot, players take the role of 8 Man and his robo-comrade 9 Man respectively in a fight against an invading evil robot army.
Gameplay
Eight Man is a side-scrolling beat 'em up game where players control the cyborg superhero 8 Man and his former rival comrade 9 Man, across ten stages that take place in a futuristic setting where a bio-computer system called Cyber is threatening mankind with his army of robots. During gameplay, players can only move between left and right in the levels, while enemies are fought with either the A or C button, in addition of the B button that serves for jumping and pressing it when holding the joystick down, the characters perform a slide movement. The levels are broken into different phases and some of them involves the players chasing a vehicle, while enemies are coming out to attack. Power-ups are also scattered along the way to be collected that will enhance the player's attacks, as well as granting screen-clearing bombs that damages all enemies in sight. After reaching the end of a level, a boss must be fought in order to progress onto the next stage.If a memory card is present, the player is allowed to save their progress and resume into the last stage the game saved at.