Override (video game)


is a vertically scrolling shooter developed by Sting Entertainment and published by Data East in 1991 for the PC Engine. A port to the X68000 was self-published by Sting as.

Gameplay

The player can increase the power of their primary weapon by collecting “P” items. The player's ship also has a charge feature, where if the fire button is not touched for a few seconds, the ship will charge up a powerful shot that can destroy many of the enemies on-screen. The player can also acquire secondary weapons by collecting a gem. The gem changes colors, and depending on which color it is when collected, the player will get a different weapon. Players can power up their secondary weapon by collecting another gem of the same color.

Development and release

The X68000 version is available as a free "one stage only" demo download on Sting's website.
On September 4, 2007, G-Mode published the PC Engine version on the Japanese Virtual Console for the Wii.

Reception

Override received an average reception from critics. Japanese publication Micom BASIC Magazine ranked the game twelfth in popularity in its March 1991 issue, and it received a score of 19.67 out of 30 in a 1993 readers' poll conducted by PC Engine Fan, ranking among PC Engine titles at the number 354 spot. Its conversion for the X68000, Last Battalion, also received a middling reception from reviewers.