Star Parodia

(also known as Star Parodier)

STAR PAROJA [US-FANTASY STAR SOLDIER]
スターパロジャー

MAKER: HUDSON SOFT / INTER STATE / KANEKO
RELEASE DATE: 24 APRIL 1992
STYLE: VERTICAL SHOOT 'EM UP
FORMAT: SUPER CD-ROM

SKU: HCD2024

Compatible with PC-Engine CD-ROM (PCE)

Star Parodia (also known as Star Parodier) is a cute vertical shooter by Hudson Soft. As the name sorts of implies, Star Parodia parodies memorable and seminal game icons created by the Japanese company, namely Star Soldier, Bomberman and the PC Engine system itself. Planet Paroson is at stake and the Mother Brain's army must be stopped ! Earth decides to deploy three of its best star fighters - Paro-Caesar (Caesar is the ship from the Star Soldier series), a large robotic and flying Bomberman, and a white ship in the shape of the original PC Engine system. Each fighter comes equipped with its own set of weapons and abilities, from lasers and Vulcan guns for the Paro-Caesar, bombs and explosives for Bomberman, to utterly unconventional Hucards, CDRoms and controller pads for the PC Engine ship. Each fighter features three main weapon systems (Red, blue and yellow) that can be switched by collecting different power-ups, and accumulating them increase their strength and range of destruction. Finally, and in the Star Soldier tradition, secondary weapons are also available for the picking, such as multiples, shields and missiles. Star Parodia features eight long and humorous stages, midpoint mini-bosses, and two score-attack modes. 

As Parodius was a parody of Gradius, Star Parodier is a parody of Super Star Soldier. Choosing from either Bomber Man, a cute PC Engine or the Paro Caesar spacecraft, you blast your way through various themed levels and face a wide variety of interesting, amusing and sometimes familiar enemies.

A NOTE ON THE TITLE: In Japanese, Super Star Soldier is spelt more phonetically, i.e. Supaa Sutaa Soruja. So as a parody, Paroja is a contraction of Soruja (Soldier) and Parodi (parody). The title is written as Star Parodier - an accurate representation of the intention, and as this seems to be the common spelling among PC Engine fans. All this confusion and word-play is probably why many import companies just settled on the less complicated Star Parody. Was due for release in the USA as Fantasy Star Soldier.