Overview and Gameplay
Investigator Riber drives the Astro Fang across the Black Line, a dangerous highway on the devastated planet RS. This Japan-only Famicom action racer combines pseudo-3D driving with vehicular combat, branching roads, shops and a boss at the end of each of its six stages.
Fuel and missiles are limited, while score doubles as shop currency. Destroying enemies builds spending power, but collisions reduce it. Shops and colored power balls provide fuel, ammunition, barriers, side-mounted Fang blades, reinforced bodywork and snow tires.
Controls And Mechanics
- Left and Right: Steer across the road.
- Up: Fire a missile.
- Down: Compress the car into a narrow form that can slip through tight gaps but cannot fire.
- A: Accelerate.
- B: Brake.
- Start: Pause the game.
- Select: Change the background music.
Unlimited continues are available, although continuing restarts the current stage. The game is strictly single-player.
Version Notes
Released only in Japan as アストロ・ファング, the game received no official English localization. Most play relies on action rather than text.
Release And Credits
- Release date: October 26, 1990
- Publisher: A-Wave
- Game sound: Soft Machine Inc.
- Original platform: Family Computer
